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Table of Contents
Introduction: Virtual experiments with iBEM 2. Fundamental solutions: Potential flow, elastic, and Stokes flow problems 3. Integrals of Green's functions and their derivatives: Eshelby's tensor for elastic inclusion problems 4. The equivalent inclusion method: Inhomogeneity problems in an unbounded domain 5. The iBEM formulation and implementation: Ellipsoidal inhomogeneities in a bounded domain 6. The iBEM implementation with particle discretization: Polyhedral inhomogeneities 7. The iBEM for potential problems: Scalar potential flows – heat conduction 8. The iBEM for the Stokes flows: Incompressible vector potential 9. The iBEM for time-dependent loads and material behavior: Dynamics, transient heat conduction, and viscoelasticity 10. The iBEM for multiphysical problems: Advanced applications 11. Recent development toward future evolution: A powerful tool for virtual experiments Appendix A - Introduction and documentation of the iBEM software package: Code structure and a case study