Product Description: The Boundary Element Method is a simple, efficient and cost effective computational technique which provides numerical solutions - for objects of any shap- for a wide range of scientific and engineering problems. In dealing with the development of the mathematics of the Boundary Element Method the aim has been at every stage, only to present new material when sufficient experience and practice of simpler material has been gained...read more

Product Description: VI SOCRATES: I think that we ought to stress that we will write only about things that we have first hand experience in, in a coherent way that will be useful to engineers and other scientists and stressing the formulation without being too mathematical...read more

Product Description: Most texts on computational methods are borne out of research activities at postgraduate study programs, and this is no exception. After being introduced to the boundary element method (BEM) (then referred to as the boundary integral equation method (BIEM)) in 1981 by Prof...read more

Product Description: The boundary element method (BEM) is a modern numerical technique which has enjoyed increasing popularity over the last two decades, and is now an established alternative to traditional computational methods of engineering analysis...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Like FEM, the Boundary Element Method (BEM) provides a general numerical tool for the solution of complex engineering problems. In the last decades, the range of its applications has remarkably been enlarged. Therefore dynamic and nonlinear problems can be tackled...read more

Product Description: The author's ambition for this publication was to make BEM accessible to the student as well as to the professional engineer. For this reason, his maintask was to organize and present the material in such a way so that the book becomes "user-friendly" and easy to comprehend, taking into account only the mathematics and mechanics to which students have been exposed during their undergraduate studies...read more

Product Description: The boundary-element method is a powerful numerical technique for solving partial differential equations encountered in applied mathematics, science, and engineering. The strength of the method derives from its ability to solve with notable efficiency problems in domains with complex and possibly evolving geometry where traditional methods can be demanding, cumbersome, or unreliable...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Nonlinear stress analysis (a branch of solid mechanics) is an essential feature in the design of such diverse structures as aircraft, bridges, machines, and dams. Computational techniques have become vital tools in dealing with the complex, time-consuming problems associated with nonlinear stress analysis...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book describes the analytical formulation and numerical implementation of the three-dimensional dual boundary element method (DBEM) for the thermoelastic analysis of mixed-mode crack problems in linear elastic fracture mechanics...read more

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Product Description: This book is addressed mainly to younger geoscientists and students of geologically related subjects. It discusses: the concepts, definitions and experience of strength, particularly rock strength, with application of experimental techniques; the physical-chemical aspects of the strength of pure phases; strengthening of grain packings by "intermolecular forces"; the behaviour of Bunter sandstone samples underwater and lessons for understanding weathering processes; and deductions concerning the distribution of substances and forces in Bunter sandstone samples from observing the response of samples underwater...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Providing a unified introduction to the underlying ideas of the Boundary Element Method (BEM), this book places emphasis on the principles of the method rather than its numerical implementation. Mathematics, when used, is explained in context while mathematical details that might otherwise obscure the text are contained in appendices...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This book deals with the boundary element analysis of solids and structures. Elastostatic, Elastodynamic, Elastoplastic and Plate-bending problems are discussed in detail. Different ways of combining the finite and boundary element methods are described. Computer program listings are given for each of the above along with explanations. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Providing an easy introduction to the boundary element method, this book is ideal for any reader wishing to work in this field or use this method for the solution of engineering problems. From the beginning, the emphasis is on the implementation of the method into computer programs which can be used to solve real problems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Wave propagation is an important topic in engineering sciences, especially, in the field of solid mechanics. A description of wave propagation phenomena is given by Graff [98]: The effect of a sharply applied, localized disturbance in a medium soon transmits or 'spreads' to other parts of the medium. These effects are familiar to everyone, e.g., transmission of sound in air, the spreading of ripples on a pond of water, or the transmission of radio waves. From all wave types in nature, here, attention is focused only on waves in solids. Thus, solely mechanical disturbances in contrast to electro-magnetic or acoustic disturbances are considered. of waves - the compression wave similar to the In solids, there are two types pressure wave in fluids and, additionally, the shear wave. Due to continual reflec­ tions at boundaries and propagation of waves in bounded solids after some time a steady state is reached. Depending on the influence of the inertia terms, this state is governed by a static or dynamic equilibrium in frequency domain. However, if the rate of onset of the load is high compared to the time needed to reach this steady state, wave propagation phenomena have to be considered.

Product Description: Classical numerical methods such as Boundary Element Methods (BEM) have now evolved to a mature state and can provide accurate and reliable predictions in such areas as stress analysis, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. This maturity, coupled with increasing computer power, means that engineers are now able to tackle simulations of complex character...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: One of the major achievements in fluid mechanics in the last quarter of the twentieth century has been the development of an asymptotic description of perturbations to boundary layers known generally as 'triple deck theory'. These developments have had a major impact on our understanding of laminar fluid flow, particularly laminar separation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The Boundary Element Method (BEM) is an ideal analysis tool for problems in acoustics and noise control, and there are now several commercially available BEM codes designed for use in these fields. Using this unique tutorial readers will not only become familiar with the basic principles of the BEM in acoustics, but will also be able to gain hands-on experience by constructing computer codes for a wide range of problems...read more

Product Description: Since the development of the finite element method, engineering students have come to rely upon it almost exclusively. Consequently, they eventually leave school and enter the field with little or no experience in alternative methods of solving structural mechanics problems...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In recent years, the application of Boundary Element Methods to acoustical problems has gained much popularity. The methodology is particularly effective and accurate if sound radiation and unbounded acoustic media are involved. Bringing together chapters from leading university researchers, as well as researchers in industry, this book provides state-of-the-art reports on all aspects of BEM calculations in acoustics...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This monograph is concerned with the study of the Dual Boundary Element formulation using continuous elements in three dimensions and its application to the analysis of fracture problems and crack growth. Formulations for modelling geomechanical fracture are also presented. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Plate bending problems have many applications in civil and mechanical engineering. The analysis of plates using the Boundary Element Method (BEM), however, has received little attention in existing research and literature. This book presents new Boundary Element formulations for plate bending problems in which the Reissner plate bending theory is used to model the bending behaviour of the plate...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)