Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Stage 1 : basis function
  • 3. Stage 2 : geometry
  • 4. Stage 3 : computer aided design
  • 5. Stage 4 : introduction to numerical simulation
  • 6. Stage 5 : plates and shells
  • 7. Stage 6 : integral equation
  • 8. Stage 7 : the boundary element method for plane problems
  • 9. Stage 8 : the boundary element method for three-dimensional problems
  • 10. Stage 9 : the boundary element method with volume effects
  • 11. Stage 10 : the time domain