IABEM Symposium on Boundary Integral Methods for Nonlinear Problems : proceedings of the IABEM symposium held in Pontignano, Italy, May 28-June 3, 1995

This volume is a collection of papers presented at the IABEM International Symposium on Boundary Integral Methods for Nonlinear Problems, held at Pontignano (Siena, Italy) on May 28-June 3, 1995 and co-sponsored by IUTAM. The symposium was organized with the intention of creating an opportunity for mathematicians and engineers working on nonlinear problems to communicate with each other and exchange experiences in the use of boundary integral methods. The spirit of the symposium is clearly reflected in the papers collected in the volume. Some mathematical issues of boundary integral methods for the solution of nonlinear problems are examined in depth. In addition, several applications to fluid and solid mechanics and heat transfer problems are presented. Within the vast literature on boundary integral methods, this volume is probably the first dedicated specifically to nonlinear aspects. It gives the reader a wide overview of the broad class of applications where boundary integral methods represent a very appealing tool for the analysis of nonlinear problems. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii On the Removal of the Trailing Edge Singularity in 3D Flows....Pages 1-6 Modelling of Discontinua with the Boundary Element Method....Pages 7-14 Boundary Element Transient Analysis of Inelastic Plate Structures....Pages 15-22 Coupled Conductive Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer....Pages 23-28 Singular Integral Equations and Differential Forms....Pages 29-34 A Variable Stiffness Plasticity Boundary Element Formulation for Non-Linear Orthotropic Fracture Mechanics....Pages 35-40 Solvability of a System of Integral Equations for Clamped Plates....Pages 41-46 A Boundary Integral Formulation of Contact Problems with Friction....Pages 47-55 A Micromechanical Study of Grain Boundary Sliding by Boundary Elements....Pages 57-62 Fast Solvers for Non-Linear FEM-BEM Equations....Pages 63-68 Nonlinear Boundary Integral Equations of Contact Mechanics and Some of their Engineering Applications....Pages 69-74 On the Coupling of Mixed Finite Element and Boundary Integral Methods for a Nonlinear Elasticity Problem....Pages 75-80 Viscoelastic Solids Treated by Hybrid Boundary Element Method....Pages 81-88 Sensitivity of Approximate BEM Solutions....Pages 89-94 Dynamic Contact of Elastic Bodies with Equality and Inequality B.E.M.....Pages 95-100 A Boundary Element Formulation for the Time-Integration of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems....Pages 101-106 Krylov Subspace and Domain Decomposition Methods in 2D Viscous Flow by Boundary-Domain Integral Method....Pages 107-114 Nonlinear Problems Via Boundary Element Methods....Pages 115-120 Exact Boundary Control of a Vibrating Plate by Bem....Pages 121-126 Parallel Algorithms for Coupled Bem-Fem with Elastoplastic Deformations in the Fe-Domain....Pages 127-132 Integral Equation Methods in Inverse Obstacle Scattering....Pages 133-138 A Total-Lagrangian Fbem-Approach for Hyper-Elasticity and Plasticity at Finite Strains....Pages 139-144 Boundary Integral Equations on a Contour With Peaks....Pages 145-153 Boundary Element Collocation Methods with Reduced Inter-Element Smoothness....Pages 155-160 A Velocity Decomposition for Viscous Flows: Lighthill Equivalent-Source Method Revisited....Pages 161-166 Boundary Integral Simulation of Nonlinear Oscillations of Gas Bubbles....Pages 167-172 An Internal Variable Approach Applied to Boundary Element Nonlinear Structural Analysis....Pages 173-178 Symmetric BEM Formulations for Elastic-Damage Material Models....Pages 179-184 Solid-Liquid Phase Change in Porous Media: Solution by Boundary Integral Method....Pages 185-190 On the Boundedness of Singular Operators in the Sobolev Space....Pages 191-195 Integral Equation Methods for Viscous Flow Free-Boundary Problems: An Overview with Applications....Pages 197-202 Incremental Approach to the Finite Deflection Problem of Thin Elastic Plates Via Boundary-Domain-Element Method....Pages 203-208 Boundary Element Approach to Nonlinear Problems in Continuum Mechanics....Pages 209-214 Boundary Element Method for Elastoplastic Analysis of Bimaterial, Including Interface Crack....Pages 215-220 10 Years of Investigations in Nonlinear Waves....Pages 221-226 Proceedings of the IABEM Symposium held in Pontignano, Italy, May 28-June 3, 1995