Homepage of Scaled Boundary Finite-Element Method

<body stylesrc="index_.htm" bgproperties="fixed" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  | <A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/index_.htm#New Book">book</A> | <A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/index_.htm#Interesting Links">interesting links</A> | <P><FONT COLOR="#FF6666"><FONT SIZE=+1>This site was updated on August 20 1999.</FONT></FONT> <BR>  <BR>  <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=3 bordercolor="#008080" > <TR> <TD> <CENTER><A NAME="begining of homepage"></A><B><FONT COLOR="#008080"><FONT SIZE=+2>SCALED BOUNDARY FINITE-ELEMENT METHOD</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER> <CENTER><I><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=+1>A semi-analytical fundamental-solution-less boundary-element method which offers more than the combination of the advantages of finite-element and boundary-element methods</FONT></FONT></I></CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER>  <IMG SRC="infohere.jpg" ALT="infohere.wmf (1270 bytes)" HEIGHT=29 WIDTH=35><B><FONT SIZE=+0> Download <A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/poster.htm">a poster</A> summarizing the scaled boundary finite-element method (with concept, key equations and examples)</FONT></B> <P><B><FONT COLOR="#008000"><FONT SIZE=+0>SCALED BOUNDARY FINITE-ELEMENT METHOD IN A NUTSHELL:</FONT></FONT></B> <BLOCKQUOTE><B><FONT SIZE=+0>After the boundary is discretized with surface finite elements, the governing <I>partial</I> differential equations are transformed to <I>ordinary</I> differential equations which are solved <I>analytically</I>. The resulting semi-analytical solutions represent singularites and unbounded domains accurately and efficiently in contrast to the standard finite-element method. No fundamental solution as required in the boundary-element method is necessary.</FONT></B> <P><B><FONT SIZE=+0>Many other advantages of this method exist.</FONT></B></BLOCKQUOTE>   <TABLE BORDER=6 CELLSPACING=10 CELLPADDING=6 BGCOLOR="#C0C0C0" bordercolor="#008080" bordercolorlight="#808080" bordercolordark="#000000" > <TR> <TD><FONT SIZE=-2><A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/whysbfem.htm">Why </A></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT SIZE=-2><A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/whatsbfem.htm">What </A></FONT></TD> <TD><FONT SIZE=-2><A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/whensbfem.htm">When </A></FONT></TD> <TD><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" href="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><B><FONT SIZE=-2><A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/benchmar.htm" name="Benchmark Examples">Benchmark</A></FONT></B>  <BR><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><A NAME="Benchmark Examples" HREF="html/benchmar.htm"></A><B><FONT SIZE=-2><A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/benchmar.htm" name="Benchmark Examples">Examples</A></FONT></B></TD> <TD><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+0><A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/references.html">References</A></FONT></FONT></TD> <TD><A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/similar.html">Computer Programme</A>  <BR><A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/html/similar.html">SIMILAR</A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <B><FONT SIZE=+1><FONT COLOR="#008000">For more information please refer to the book</FONT><FONT COLOR="#008080"> <A HREF="http://lchpc25.epfl.ch/index_.htm#New Book">FINITE-ELEMENT MODELLING OF UNBOUNDED MEDIA</A></FONT></FONT></B> <BR> <HR> <CENTER> <A NAME="New Book"></A><B><I><FONT SIZE=+2>Book (</FONT><FONT SIZE=+0>June 1996, reprinted in May 1997, September 1999</FONT><FONT SIZE=+2>)</FONT></I></B></CENTER>   <CENTER><TABLE BORDER=4 BGCOLOR="#008000" bordercolor="#800000" > <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#008000" bordercolor="#008080"> <CENTER><FONT FACE="Arial Black"><B><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF"><FONT SIZE=+2>FINITE-ELEMENT MODELLING OF UNBOUNDED MEDIA</FONT></FONT></B> </FONT></CENTER> <CENTER><FONT FACE="Arial Black"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">by John P. Wolf and Chongmin Song</FONT></FONT></CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER>   John Wiley & Sons, June 1996, reprinted in May 1997, September 1999 <BR>331 Pages, Cloth, ISBN 0 471 96134 5, £85 <P>For ordering information: <BR><A HREF="http://www.wiley.co.uk/">John Wiley & Sons (UK)</A> <BR><A HREF="http://www.wiley.com/">John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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