Implementing a 3D model for simulations in mechanics
Implementing a 3D model for simulations in mechanics

Summary/Abstract: A large category of problems that arise in physics require an efficient and robust implementation of a three-dimensional model that is specific and cannot be found in the existing software systems. Such models rely on 3D geometric objects representation to perform various simulations of different physical phenomena. Divers applications are based on 3D geometric objects, among which material deformation under certain conditions, heat propagation in a given environment, and as in our case, wave propagation simulation. Of course, the variety of examples that can be given is vast. In this paper we present an implementation of a 3D model as part of our solution of a 3D elastodynamic problem for wave propagation in continuously inhomogenous half-space. The model is optimized to serve as basis of boundary integral equation method (BIEM), but the approach can be applied in various applications that require 3D geometric objects representation.

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