Underlying Principles of the Boundary Element Method - Hardcover

Cartwright, D. J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853128392 ISBN 13: 9781853128394

Publisher: WIT Press, 2001

Synopsis

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. The author includes many worked examples to reinforce understanding while, to aid practice, trial problems are also given in each chapter. Another important feature is the algorithmic approach to the derivation of the governing equations which enables readers new to the BEM to make more rapid progress. Primarily aimed at undergraduates in applied sciences, their teachers, and other newcomers to the subject including practicing engineers, the book provides an ideal grounding for more advanced and specialized work in the BEM.

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Review

..".very well written...The author has certainly succeeded in fulfilling his stated aim of providing an introductory textbook emphasizing the underlying principles of the BEM. [This book] should be purchased by teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, researchers who would like to start working in the field, and certainly by libraries."

Synopsis

This undergraduate textbook introduces the basic principles of the boundary element method (BEM), and develops it through the closely related concept of Green's functions. Cartwright (mechanical engineering, Bucknell University) uses the method of weighted residuals throughout, and treats one-, two- and three-dimensional fields simultaneously. Dist

Edition details

• Publisher: WIT Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1853128392
• ISBN 13: 9781853128394
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 300