Table of Contents

An introduction to the boundary element methods; some basic mathematical principles; two and three dimensional problems of steady state potential flow; two and three dimensional problems of elastostatics; axisymmetric problems; elastic analysis of solids with holes and inclusions; general body forces; transient potential flow (diffusion) problems; poroelastic and thermoelastic analyses; dynamic analysis; fracture mechanics; plate bending problems; nonlinear problems of solids; combination of boundary element methods with other numerical methods; viscous flow at low to medium Reynolds numbers; convective fluid flow and heat transfer; computer implementation of boundary element methods. Appendix: derivation of fundamental solutions.