Fundamental Solutions in Elastodynamics: A Compendium

Book Details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

• Author: Eduardo Kausel

• Language: English

• ISBN: 9780521855709

• Pages: 262

• Cover: Hardcover

• Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches

About The Book

Fundamental Solutions in Elastodynamics by Eduardo Kausel provides a comprehensive compilation of Green's functions for classical problems in elastodynamics. Presented in a uniform format and notation, this work offers valuable insights into the displacements and stresses caused by dynamic sources in solid elastic media. The solutions cover a wide range of scenarios, including full spaces, half-spaces, strata, and plates in both two and three dimensions, and are applicable to transient and harmonic motions.

This book serves as an essential reference for anyone working in fields such as wave propagation in elasticity, soil dynamics, earthquake engineering, mechanical vibration, and geophysics. The solutions, which were previously scattered across various literature sources, are now gathered in one place for easy access. The formulas are presented without proof but include references to modern papers and books containing the full derivations.

Additionally, many of the formulas in the book have been implemented and tested within the MATLAB environment, with program listings available for free download from the book's website. This makes the book not only a theoretical guide but also a practical resource for professionals and researchers working with numerical methods in elastodynamics.