Boundary Elements: An Introductory Course

Engineering & Transportation

Brebbia, C.A.

Domínguez, J.

Engineering

Mcgraw-Hill College

This book is the revised edition of the well known boundary elements textbook by Brebbia & Dominguez.The book was written to provide a simple and up-to-date introduction to the Boundary Element Method. It is based on the authors' long experienceteaching boundary elements and is designed to convey the fundamentals of the method in the most effective manner.Of particular interest is the way in which boundary element concepts areintroduced and immediately applied in simple, but useful computer codes.These codes (4 for potential and 2 for elasticity) facilitate the comprehension of boundary elements. The book starts with an introductory chapter explaining why boundary elements are needed and comparing their advantages over finite elements in the solution of many engineering problems.Other chapters deal with basic concepts, potential problems, elastostatics, combination with finite elements, and other topics of interest to engineers.The book has been designed so that it is suitable for use as a textbook atundergraduate or graduate levels, as well as by the practicing engineer whowants to learn the fundamentals of the technique.

Boundary elements: An introductory course

Copublished with McGraw-Hill

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. We should write with integrity and honesty, giving reference to other authors where reference is due, but avoiding mentioning everybody just to be certain that our book is widely advertised. Above all, the book should be clear and useful. PLATO: I think we should include a good discussion of fundamental ideas, of how integral equations are formed, pointing out that they are like two dimensional shadows of three dimensional objects, ... SOCRATES: Stop there! Remember you are not 'the' Plato! PLATO: Sorry, I was carried away. ARISTOTLE: I think that the book should have many applications so that the reader can learn by looking at them how to use the method. SOCRATES: I agree. But we should be careful. It is easy to include many illustra tions and examples in a book in order to disguise its meagre contents. All examples should be relevant. ARISTOTLE: And we should also include a full computer program to give the reader if so he wishes, a working experience of the technique.

Boundary element techniques: Theory and applications in engineering

Science & Math

Mathematics

Springer, Verlag

The increasing size and complexity of new structural forces in engineering have made it necessary for designers to be aware of their dynamic behaviour. Dynamics is a subject which has traditionally been poorly taught in most engineering courses. This book was conceived as a way of providing engineers with a deeper knowledge of dynamic analysis and of indicating to them how some of the new vibrations problems can be solved. The authors start from basic principles to end up with the latest random vibration applications. The book originated 1n a week course given annually by the authors at the Computational Mechanics Centre, Ashurst Lodge, Southampton, England. Special care was taken to ensure continuity in the text and notations. Southampton 1984 CONTENTS Page Foreword Chapter 1 Introduction to Vibration 1. Introductory Remarks 1 2. Single Degree of Freedom Systems: Equations of Motion and Types of Problem 2 3. Response 6 4. General Structures: Equations of Motion 11 5. Response 15 6. Dynamic Interaction Problems 20 Chapter 2 Free Vibration, Resonance and Damping l. Introduction 25 25 2. Spring-Mass System 3. Simple Pendulum 27 4. Beam with Central Load 28 5. Rolling of a Ship 28 6. Springs in Parallel 30 7. Springs in Series 30 8. Free Vibration 31 9. Energy of Vibrating System 33 10. Damped Free Vibration 34 11. Undamped Forced Response 38 12. Damped Forced Response 39 13. Undamped Transient Vibration 42 14. Damped Transient Vibration 43 15.

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