Test Examples - The Boundary Element Method with Programming - page 278

symmetry are assumed, so only one octant of the problem had to be considered. The
meshes are shown in Figure 10.17.

1.0 MPa

1 Rm

D

Figure 10.16 Problem statement

z

7

5

3

3

2

2

y

6

1

4

1

x

Mesh 2

Mesh 1

Figure 10.17 Boundary meshes used

Although the tractions

t to be applied should be computed according to

- 0

0

½

° °

t ®

¾ (10.9)

0

° °

n V

¯ ¿

zz 0