ABSTRACT

This entertaining introduction to advanced numerical modeling aims to lead the reader on a journey towards theholy grail of numerical simulation, i.e. one without the requirement of mesh generation, that takes data directly from CAD programs. This hands-on book emphasizes implementation and examples of programming in a higher level language are given. Written for users of simulation software, so they can understand the benefits of this new technology and demand progress from a somewhat conservative industry. Written for software developers, so they can see that this is a technology with a big future and written for researchers, in the hope that it will attract more people to work in this field.

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|38 pages

Stage 1: Basis functions

chapter 3|40 pages

Stage 2:Geometry

chapter 4|22 pages

Stage 3: ComputerAided Design

chapter 6|22 pages

Stage 5: Plates and shells

chapter 7|26 pages

Stage 6: Integral equations

chapter 11|14 pages

Stage 10: The time domain