A modified integral kernel is introduced for boundary integral equations (BIE). The
formulation for the modified kernel is based on a representation in pure deformable
form of the fundamental solution of concentrated forces. It is found that the modified
kernel can be applied to any case, even if the loadings on the contour are not in
equilibrium in an exterior boundary value problem. The influence of different
integral kernels on solutions of BIE, particularly in the Neumann problem
and Dirichlet problem, are addressed. Numerical examples are presented
to prove the assertion proposed. Properties of solutions from the usage of
the modified integral kernel are studied in detail. The influence of different
integral kernels on the degenerate scale are discussed and numerical results
are provided. It is found that the influence of the constants involved in the
integral kernels is significant. For the cases of the elliptic and rectangular
contour, the influence on the degenerate scale is studied with numerical
results.
Keywords
boundary integral equation, exterior boundary value
problem, regularity condition, numerical method, degenerate
scale problem