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Preliminaries
1	INTEGRATED MODELLING AND PARALLEL PROCESSING
1.1	An Integrated Approach to Multi-Disciplinary Computational Engineering on Parallel Platforms N.P. Weatherill, K. Morgan, O. Hassan, M.J. Marchant, E.A. Turner-Smith, P.J. Brookes and M.T. Manzari	1
2	PARALLEL MESH AND SUBDOMAIN GENERATION
2.1	A Simple and Efficient Method for Converting Triangular Meshes to Mixed Meshes in Parallel Mesh Generation B. Cheng and B.H.V. Topping	15
2.2	Improved Mesh Generation: Not Simple But Good F. Neugebauer and R. Diekmann	25
2.3	Simultaneous Adaption of a Free-Form Surface Model and its Associated Unstructured Finite Element Mesh F. Noel	37
2.4	Parallel Adaptive Mesh Generation M. Burghardt, L. Laemmer and U. Meißner	45
2.5	Towards Three-Dimensional Subdomain Generation C. Seale and B.H.V. Topping	53
3	STATIC PARTITIONING
3.1	PARTY - a Software Library for Graph Partitioning R. Preis and R. Diekmann	63
3.2	A Tool for the Evaluation of Partitioning Methods S. Greb, L. Laemmer and U. Meißner	73
3.3	Unstructured Mesh Applications at Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre: Libraries, Applications and Interactive Learning R.M. Baxter, R.A. Davey and D.S. Henty	81
4	DYNAMIC LOAD BALANCING
4.1	Mesh Partitioning and Load Balancing for Distributed Memory Parallel Systems C. Walshaw, M. Cross and M.G. Everett	97
4.2	Improved Parallel Mesh Generation through Dynamic Load Balancing N. Touheed and P.K. Jimack	105
4.3	Dynamic Load Balancing for Parallel Adaptive Finite Element Techniques L. Laemmer	113
4.4	Efficiency Vs. Usability for First and Second Order Diffusive Load Balancing R. Diekmann	119
4.5	Optimization Methods for Dynamic Load Balancing P.J. McWilliams and B.H.V. Topping	129
5	SOLUTION OF LARGE SYSTEMS
5.1	Large Scale Linear Analysis using Distributed Computing Y. Escaig	137
5.2	Domain Decomposition Solution Techniques on Workstation Clusters M. Papadrakakis and D.C. Harbis	143
5.3	Parallel Multilevel Preconditioners for Thin Shell Problems M. Theß	155
5.4	Parallel Multiplicative and Additive Multilevel Methods for Elliptic Problems in Three-Dimensional Domains M. Jung	171
5.5	A Comparison of Parallel Algorithms for the Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flows E. Wassen, Th. Frank and Q. Yu	179
6	PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN
6.1	The Use of Distributed Computing in Structural Design Optimization Systems E. Lund	187
6.2	Optimum Cost Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures using Parallel Computing C. Butenweg and G. Thierauf	197
6.3	Parallel Evolution Strategies in Optimal Design of Laminated Beams R. Spallino, J. Cai and G. Thierauf	203
6.4	A Distributed Implementation of Genetic Algorithm for CAM Shape Optimization J.T. Alander and J. Lampinen	209
7	MESSAGE PASSING SYSTEMS
7.1	MPI for the Transtech Parastation L. Laemmer, J. Sziveri and B.H.V. Topping	219
7.2	From a "beast" to a Butterfly: Evolution of a Communication Scheme P. Ivanyi and B.H.V. Topping	233

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