Using the directly derived non-hyper singular integral equations for displacement gradients [as in Okada, Rajiyah, and Atluri (1989a)], simple and straight-forward derivations of weakly singular traction BIE's for solids undergoing small deformations are presented. A large number of ``intrinsic properties'' of the fundamental solutions in elasticity are developed, and are used in rendering the tBIE and dBIE to be only weakly-singular, in a very simple manner. The solutions of the weakly singular tBIE and dBIE through either global Petrov-Galerkin type ``boundary element methods'', or, alternatively, through the meshless local Petrov-Galerkin (MLPG) methods, are discussed. As special cases, the Galerkin type methods, which lead to symmetric systems of equations, are also discussed.
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Han, Z. D., Atluri, S. N. (2003). On Simple Formulations of Weakly-Singular Traction & Displacement BIE, and Their Solutions through Petrov-Galerkin Approaches. CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 4(1), 5–20. https://doi.org/10.3970/cmes.2003.004.005
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