Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume 30, Number 3, 2008, pages 279-296

DOI: 10.12989/sem.2008.30.3.279

Exact integration for the hypersingular boundary integral equation of two-dimensional elastostatics

Xiaosong Zhang and Xiaoxian Zhang

Abstract

This paper presents an exact integration for the hypersingular boundary integral equation of two-dimensional elastostatics. The boundary is discretized by straight segments and the physical variables are approximated by discontinuous quadratic elements. The integral for the hypersingular boundary integral equation analysis is given in a closed form. It is proven that using the exact integration for<br />discontinuous boundary element, the singular integral in the Cauchy Principal Value and the hypersingular integral in the Hadamard Finite Part can be obtained straightforward without special treatment. Two<br />numerical examples are implemented to verify the correctness of the derived exact integration.

Key Words

hypersingular boundary integral equation; exact integration; singular integral in CPV; hypersingular integral in HFP.

Address

Xiaosong Zhang: Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, Shijiazhuang Railway Institute, Shijiazhuang, 050043, Hebei Province, P. R. China<br />Xiaoxian Zhang: Dept. of Engineering, The University of Liverpool, Brodie Tower, Brownlow Street, Liverpool, L69 3GQ, U.K.