Conversion of the SPAR Finite Element Code to DEC-10 Computer Systems

摘要

The paper concerns the description of the conversion of the PRIME Mini Computer SPAR general purpose finite element program to DEC-10 Systems. The Universal features of this code make it increasingly interesting for a variety of users. The code is cast as a set of about two dozen independent processors each one relying on a set of data base utility routines that converse with up to sixteen internally managed disk files. Software of this type for DEC-10 and 20 has been sparse in the past. The software requires only a small amount of core and it can easily be adjusted to handle very large problems because such changes only involve blank common. The code is entirely FORTRAN with DEC-10 generic disk routines and three MACRO routines used only for system accounting purposes. The work is sponsored by Union Carbide Contract (Subcontract 7950) through Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Graphics software should be developed later to complement this code.