... phenomenon such as the beating and the dynamic stress concentration. Good accuracy and fast rate of convergence are the main features of the present method, thanks to the analytical approach. 28 04 2009 13 03 2010 16 06 2010 22 10 2010 22 10 2010 boundary integral equations...

... and efficiently—especially since MEMS analysis requires computation of charge densities (and then surface traction) separately on the top and bottom surfaces of such beams. A new boundary integral equation has been proposed to handle the computation of charge densities for such high aspect ratio geometries...

... in a radially graded material, the numerical results for cylindrical geometries are in excellent agreement with the analytical solution deduced herein. 15 06 2007 14 03 2008 11 07 2008 boundary integral equations boundary-elements methods elasticity functionally graded materials...

... to a separation between contacting surfaces. The plane thermoelastic contact involving the separation in contact zone was considered by Comninou et al. ( 4 ). contact problem finite friction thermoelasticity stick slip thermoelasticity friction mechanical contact boundary integral equations...

... to multiple circular inclusions and cavities in a straightforward way without any difficulty. 15 11 2005 22 05 2006 boundary integral equations boundary-elements methods boundary-value problems Fourier series internal stresses inclusions The distribution of stress in an infinite...

... representation naturally compatible with the BEM, since stresses, strains, temperatures, and derivatives of displacements and temperatures at internal points can be evaluated using the appropriate boundary integral equations. Special emphasis is put on the selection of the auxiliary function that represents...

... be obtained by using the boundary integral equations. Finally, two numerical examples are proposed to demonstrate the validity of the present method and the results are compared with the available exact solution, the finite element solution using ABAQUS software and the data of Bird and Steele. By employing...

... can be assumed much stiffer than the host elastic medium. Therefore the inclusions can be treated as rigid ones with only six rigid-body displacements. It is shown that the boundary integral equation (BIE) in this case can be simplified and only the integral with the weakly-singular displacement...

...V. Manticˇ; F. J. Calzado; F. Pari´s A new nonsingular system of boundary integral equations (BIEs) of the second kind for two-dimensional isotropic elasticity is deduced following a recently introduced procedure by Wu (J. Appl. Mech., 67 , pp. 618–621, 2000) originally applied for anisotropic...

... can be obtained from the given model. The equations of the corresponding thermoelasticity theories result from the given model as special cases. A formulation of the boundary integral equation (BIE) method, fundamental solutions of the corresponding differential equations are obtained and an example...

... dimensions. The corresponding boundary integral equation formulations for these problems are derived, and the three-dimensional case is solved numerically using a Galerkin approximation. The results of test calculations are in excellent agreement with exact solutions and finite element simulations...

..., the authors challenged other investigators to confirm or disprove their new results. As a response, we would like to participate in this discussion and present our numerical solutions to the same problems. crack-edge stress field analysis Galerkin method boundary integral equations boundary...

... in the boundary integral equation method, the three-dimensional Green’s functions, in particular, the three-dimensional bimaterial Green’s functions with various interface conditions, are of special values in the numerical studies of strained semiconductor quantum devices where the strain-induced quantum dot...

..., University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4792, and will be accepted until four months after final publication of the paper itself in the ASME JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS . 12 February 2001 25 October 2001 boundary-elements methods elastoplasticity boundary integral equations...

..., 2000. Associate Editor: R. C. Benson. 29 Sept 1999 18 Dec 2000 bending boundary integral equations Circular plates axisymmetrically loaded but constrained nonaxisymmetrically have repeatedly attracted the attention of the researchers. The analytical-numerical papers...

...K.-C. Wu, Professor, Nonsingular boundary integral equations for two-dimensional anisotropic elasticity problems are developed. The integral equations can be solved numerically by Gaussian quadratures. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the integral equations. [S0021...