Guizhong Xie1, Jianming Zhang1,2, Cheng Huang1, Chenjun Lu1, Guangyao Li1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.94, No.2, pp. 139-157, 2013, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2013.094.139
Abstract In this work, an improved exponential transformation is presented for nearly singular boundary element integrals in problems of thin structures. Accurate evaluation of nearly singular integrals is an important issue in the implementation of boundary element method (BEM) for thin structures. In this paper, the exponential transformation, which was firstly developed to evaluate nearly singular integrals arising in 2D BEM, is extended into 3D BEM to deal with nearly singular integrals. Firstly, a novel (α,β) coordinate system is introduced. Then, the conventional distance function is modified into a new form in (α,β) coordinate system. Based on the refined distance function,… More >
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