Boundary element method for the Cauchy problem in linear elasticity. (Q5952738)

The authors analyze the Kozlov's iterative algorithm for obtaining approximate solutions to ill-posed boundary value problems in linear elasticity. The technique is numerically implemented into boundary element method. Numerical results confirm that the iterative BEM produces a convergent and stable numerical solution with respect to increasing the number of boundary elements and decreasing the amount of noise added into the input data. An efficient stopping regularizing criterion is given, and, in addition, the accuracy of the iterative algorithm is improved by using a variable relaxation procedure. Analytical formulae for integration constants resulting from the direct application of the BEM to isotropic linear elastic medium are also presented.