Body force method and its applications to numerical and theoretical problems in fracture and damage

摘要

Body force method is a method based on the principle of superposition. The solution in BFM is ob- tained by the superposition of fundamental solutions so as to satisfy a given boundary condition. By means of these fundamental solutions all problems can be solved in principle. In this paper, first the short history and funda- mental principle of BFM are stated and then some nu- merical and theoretical problems treated by BFM are shown.