Partial integration based regularization in BEM for 3D elastostatic problems: The role of line integrals

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Main Authors: Keshava, Vibudha Lakshmi, Schanz, Martin
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author Keshava, Vibudha Lakshmi
Schanz, Martin
author_facet Keshava, Vibudha Lakshmi
Schanz, Martin
contents The Boundary Element Method (BEM) is a powerful numerical approach for solving 3D elastostatic problems, particularly useful for crack propagation in fracture mechanics and half-space problems. A key challenge in BEM lies in handling singular integral kernels. Various analytical and numerical integration or regularization techniques address this, including one that combines partial integration with Stokes' theorem to reduce hyper-singular and strong singular kernels to weakly singular ones. This approach typically assumes a closed surface, omitting the boundary integrals from Stokes' theorem. In this paper, these usually neglected boundary line integrals are introduced and their significance is demonstrated, first in a pure half-space problem, and then shown to be redundant in fast multipole method (FMM) based BEM, where geometry partitioning produces pseudo open surfaces.
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spellingShingle Partial integration based regularization in BEM for 3D elastostatic problems: The role of line integrals
Keshava, Vibudha Lakshmi
Schanz, Martin
Numerical Analysis
35L05, 65M38, 65R20
The Boundary Element Method (BEM) is a powerful numerical approach for solving 3D elastostatic problems, particularly useful for crack propagation in fracture mechanics and half-space problems. A key challenge in BEM lies in handling singular integral kernels. Various analytical and numerical integration or regularization techniques address this, including one that combines partial integration with Stokes' theorem to reduce hyper-singular and strong singular kernels to weakly singular ones. This approach typically assumes a closed surface, omitting the boundary integrals from Stokes' theorem. In this paper, these usually neglected boundary line integrals are introduced and their significance is demonstrated, first in a pure half-space problem, and then shown to be redundant in fast multipole method (FMM) based BEM, where geometry partitioning produces pseudo open surfaces.
title Partial integration based regularization in BEM for 3D elastostatic problems: The role of line integrals
topic Numerical Analysis
35L05, 65M38, 65R20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.00713