Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. Preliminaries: 1. Fundamentals; 2. Dipoles; Part II. Full Space Problems: 3. Two-dimensional problems in full, homogeneous spaces; 4. Three-dimensional problems in full, homogeneous spaces; Part III. Half-Space Problems: 5. Two-dimensional problems in homogeneous half-spaces; 6. Three-dimensional problems in homogeneous half-spaces; Part IV. Plates and Strata: 7. Two-dimensional problems in homogeneous plates and strata; Part V. Analytical and Numerical Methods: 8. Solutions to the Helmholtz and wave equations; 9. Integral transform method; 10. Stiffness (impedance) matrix method; Part VI. Appendices: 11. Basic properties of mathematical functions; 12. Brief table of integral transforms; 13. MATLAB(R) program listings.

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This work contains fundamental solutions for classical, canonical, elastodynamics problems using common format and notation.

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'[This book] presents a concise treatment of fundamental solutions of a variety of problems arising in elastodynamics … It should be useful to students and researchers in applied mathematics, geophysics, engineering and other applied sciences.' Fiazud Din Zaman, Zentralblatt MATH