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The body force method is based on the principle of superposition. The solution in the body force method is obtained by the superposition of fundamental solutions so as to satisfy a given boundary condition. By means of these fundamental solutions all problems can be solved in principle. In this paper, first the fundamental principle of the body force method is illustrated and then its application to crack problems, elastic–plastic problems and elastodynamic problems are shown.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Science University of Tokyo, 1–3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162, Japan

    D.H. Chen

  2. Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Sangyo University, 3–1–2 Matsukadai, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 813, Japan

    H. Nisitani

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Chen, D., Nisitani, H. Body force method. International Journal of Fracture 86, 161–189 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007337210078

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