The problem of an infinite, isotropic elastic plane containing an arbitrary
number of circular elastic inclusions is considered. The analysis procedur
e is based on the use of a complex singular integral equation. The unknown
tractions at each circular boundary are approximated by a truncated complex
Fourier series. A system of linear algebraic equations is obtained by usin
g the classical Galerkin method and the Gauss-Seidel algorithm is used to s
olve the system. Several numerical examples are considered to demonstrate t
he effectiveness of the approach. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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