Boundary element method applied to some dynamic inverse problems (Q4029641)

[For the entire collection see Zbl 0747.00027.] This paper is concerned with an integral equation approach to some inverse problems in elastodynamics. The inverse problem under consideration is defined such that the shape of an internal flaw or defect in a structural component is not known a priori, although the eigenfrequencies of the necessary orders are given as additional informations. The well known integral equations for the elastodynamic problems are expanded into a Taylor series with respect to the boundary variables. Then, the boundary integral equations are derived to obtain the modification of the assumed defect shape. A new computer program is developed for the two-dimensional problems.