Improved numerical method for the traction boundary integral equation by application of stokes' theorem

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 3141-3161

  Young, A ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Continuous elements; Cracks; Stokes theorem; Traction boundary integral equation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; INTERPOLATION;

STOKES' THEOREM; TRACTION BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATION (TBIE);

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0031232751     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19970915)40:17<3141::AID-NME204>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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