Green's function for random media

Authors
Citation
G. Dasgupta, Green's function for random media, J CHIN I EN, 23(3), 2000, pp. 377-384
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering Management /General
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE CHINESE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS
ISSN journal
02533839 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
377 - 384
Database
ISI
SICI code
0253-3839(200005)23:3<377:GFFRM>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Random coefficients in partial differential equations and boundary conditio ns pose a computational challenge. The stochastic finite element formulatio n is involved because the Tatarski convection like terms must be captured v ia stochastic strain-displacement matrices. Once the stochastic Green's Fun ction is obtained, standard packages for boundary element analysis, e.g., B EASY, can be employed. Here, for random constitutive properties, a stationa ry iteration scheme is demonstrated via Fourier transform of distributions. The deterministic Green's function associated with a uniform medium provid es the kernel. There is no such analog for stochastic finite elements. In a current bio-engineering stress analysis program a computer algebra environ ment, viz. Mathematica, is used to approximate stochastic Green's Functions .