Abstract
The solution procedures described so far are only applicable to homogeneous domains, as the fundamental solutions used assume that material properties do not change inside the domain being analysed. There are many instances, however, where this assumption does not hold. For example, in a soil or rock mass, the modulus of elasticity may change with depth or there might be various layers/inclusions with different properties. For some special types of heterogeneity it is possible to derive fundamental solutions, for example, if the material properties change in a simplified way (linear increase with depth). However, such fundamental solutions are often complicated and the programming effort significant.
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(2008). Multiple regions. In: The Boundary Element Method with Programming. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-71576-5_11
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