Abstract: Basetl on the finite element solution of the parametric varialional principle of elastic con/del problem, a corresponding parallel algorithm has been created bv utilizing the specialities of parallel computer and the architecture of concurrent processing in this paper. In this algorithm. the parallelisms have heen realized in the processes of creation and assembly of stiffness matrix, of the static condensation, of the solution of stresses and in many other aspects. The programme of this algorithm has been realized on ELXSI-6400 parallel computer of Xi’an Jiaotong University. The results of computation show that the computational time can be saved efficiently and it is an effective parallel algorithm for the analyses of contact problems.

Key words: parallel algorithm, contact analysis