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Closure to “Distributed Finite‐Element Analysis on Network of Workstations— Algorithms” by Sanjay Kumar and Hojjat Adeli

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Sanjay Kumar, Associate Member, ASCE
Jacobus Technology, Inc., 7901 Beechcraft Ave., Gaithersburg, MD 20879; formerly, Grad. Student, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Ohio State Univ., 470 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210.
Hojjat Adeli, Member, ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Ohio State Univ., 470 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH.

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