Boundary Element Analysis of Plates and Shells

The analysis of plates and shells under static and dynamic loads is of greatinterest to scientists and engineers both from the theoretical and the practical viewpoint. The Boun- dary Element Method (BEM) has some distinct advantages over domain techniques such as the Finite Difference Method (FDM) and the Finite Element Method (FEM) for a wide class of structuralanalysis problems. This is the first book to deal specifically with the analysis of plates and shells by the BEM and to cover all aspects of their behaviour, and combi- nes tutorial and state-of-the-art articles on the BEM as ap- plied to plates and shells. It aims to inform scientists and engineers about the use and the advantages of this techni- que, the most recent developments in the field and the per- tinent literature for further study.

The analysis of plates and shells under static and dynamic loads is of interest to scientists and engineers from both the theoretical and the practical viewpoint. The BEM (boundary element method) has some advantages over domain techniques such as FDM (finite difference method) and FEM (finite element method) for a range of structural analysis problems. This book deals specifically with the analysis of plates and shells by the BEM and covers all aspects of their behaviour, combining tutorial material and articles on recent developments in the field.