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| | General Purpose Boundary Element Software Technology (GPBEST) is a complete boundary
element engineering analysis system. Using GPBEST gives the engineer several outstanding
productivity gains when compared with traditional finite element analysis. The GPBEST
model only requires a mesh on the surface of the region, which is a significant advantage.
Thus, the boundary element model is much simpler, allowing the engineer to begin the
analysis and results-viewing phases much more quickly. The interior mesh is not needed for
analysis but for 2-D problems is automatically generated for post-processing purposes.
Key Benefits
 | Only requires the surface of the model to be meshed, hence design changes are very easy
to accommodate |
| High accuracy stress analysis |
| Efficiently solve large realistic engineering problems |
Current Capabilities of GPBEST
| Elastic Stress Analysis
 | Isotropic and anisotropic media |
| Centrifugal and self-weight body forces |
| Axisymmetric bodies under non-axisymmetric loading |
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| Dynamic Analysis
| Free vibration analysis |
| Forced periodic response |
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| Thermal Stress Analysis
| Steady-state and transient thermal stress analysis |
| Concurrent heat transfer and stress analysis |
| Thermal distortion analysis |
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| Heat Transfer Analysis
| Steady-state and transient heat conduction |
| Thermal resistance across subregions |
| Other potential flow or diffusive systems
 | such as corrosive electrolytic processes |
| electrostatics and ground water flow |
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| Acoustic Analysis
| Acoustic eigenfrequency analysis |
| General periodic and transient scalar wave problems |
| Structural acoustics |
| FEM regions |
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| Nonlinear Stress Analysis
| Gaps, contacts, and frictional interfaces between substructured regions |
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| Geotechnical Analysis
| Inhomogeneous regions (piecewise homogeneous regions) |
| Anisotropic and isotropic media |
| Body forces due to self-weight and seepage forces |
| Ground water flow analysis |
| Coupled stress analysis in consolidation |
| Dynamic analysis of buried foundations and structures |
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| Fracture Mechanics Analysis
| Elastic analysis with body forces |
| Steady-state dynamic analysis |
| Thermal fracture analysis |
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Current GPBEST Usage
| A large US aircraft manufacturing corporation |
| A large international appliance manufacturer |
| Several US automobile manufacturing companies |
| A number of biomedical equipment manufacturing firms |
| A number of large machinery manufacturing corporations |
| Large Japanese automobile manufacturing companies |
| Several German appliance design and manufacturing companies |
| Heavy transportation equipment manufacturer |
| A large Canadian gas turbine manufacturing company |
| A large US gas turbine manufacturing company |
Commercial Pricing
These versions are suitable for solutions of large scale engineering
problems.
| Description |
Number of Regions |
Degree of Freedom |
Annual Lease Price |
GPBEST
Single Processor |
20 |
24,000 |
$12,500 |
| GPBEST Single Processor |
40 |
120,000 |
$16,000 |
| GPBEST Multi-Processor |
20 |
24,000 |
$17,500 - $35,000 |
| GPBEST Multi-Processor |
40 |
120,000 |
$24,000 - $60,000 |
| GPBEST Server |
40 |
120,000 |
Call/email for quotation |
Available on Platforms:
| Hewlett Packard HPUX 10.xx/11.x |
| IBM AIX 4.x |
| SUN Solaris 8.x |
| Silicon Graphics IRIX 6.5x |
| Windows NT 4.0/2000 |
Entry Level Commercial/Consulting Pricing
These versions are suitable for evaluation, consulting and training use.
| Description |
Number of Regions |
Degree of Freedom |
Single Payment Price |
| GPBEST Single Processor |
5 |
3,000 |
$1,000 |
| GPBEST Single Processor |
5 |
6,000 |
$4,000 |
Only available on:
| Windows NT 4.0/2000 |
USA Academic Pricing
These versions are restricted to academic teaching and research use.
| Description |
Number of Regions |
Degree of Freedom |
Annual Lease Price |
| GPBEST** Single Processor |
20 |
24,000 |
$2000 |
** Available on Platforms:
| Hewlett Packard HPUX 10.xx/11.x |
| IBM AIX 4.x |
| SUN Solaris 8.x |
| Silicon Graphics IRIX 6.5x |
| Windows NT 4.0/2000 |
International Academic Pricing
These versions are restricted to academic teaching and research use.
| Description |
Number of Regions |
Degree of Freedom |
Single Payment Price |
| GPBEST Single Processor |
5 |
3,000 |
$1,000 |
| GPBEST Single Processor |
5 |
6,000 |
$4,000 |
Only available on:
| Windows NT 4.0/2000 |
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