A GPU-Based Parallel Procedure for Nonlinear Analysis of Complex Structures Using a Coupled FEM/DEM Approach

Algorithm 2

// GPU kernels

__global__ void DoKernel

( /*parameters omitted*/ )

{

// omitted codes that do element calculation;

// omitted codes that do nodal calculation;

}

void main ( )

{

  // Element and nodal calculation

  DoKernel <<< nBlocks, nThreads >>>

  ( /*parameters omitted*/ );

}