Formed of presented papers this volume contains research from BEM/MRM 40, recognised as THE international forum for the latest advances in these techniques and their applications in science and engineering. The ongoing success of this series is a result of the strength of research being carried out all over the world.

Contents The collocation boundary element method revisited: perfect code for 2D problems; Coupled BEM and FEM analysis of fluid-structure interaction in dual compartment tanks; Meshless large plastic deformation analysis considering with a friction coefficient by triple-reciprocity boundary element method; Kansa RBF method for nonlinear problems; A concept of separated numerical formulations for the solution and evaluation of complex field problems; Fundamental solutions for the general laminate problem with the stress function formalism; An application of topology optimisation to defect identification in two-dimensional elastodynamics with the BEM and H-matrix method; A quasi-static interface damage model with frictional contact - applications to steel reinforced concrete structures; Analysis of two cohesive zone models for crack propagation in notched beams using the BEM; Simulation of sound structure interactions by the coupled FEM/BEM; Exploring Richtmyer-Meshkov instability phenomena and the links between surface perturbations and shocked-induced mass ejection; Boundary-domain integral method for vorticity transport equation with variable viscosity; Acceleration of BEM with the cross approximation for determination of boundary vorticity; MFS analysis of the vibration filtering effect of periodic structures in elastic media; Boundary integral equations of dynamics problems for multi-connected thermoelastic semi-plane with a free boundary; An investigation of eigenfrequencies of boundary integral equations and the Burton-Miller formulation in two-dimensional elastodynamics; Multi-scale cardiovascular flow analysis by an integrated meshless-lumped parameter model; Inverse heat conduction in anisotropic and functionally graded media by finite integration method; Thermoelastic analysis of bending problems in FGM plates; Boundary value problems for elastic half-planes posed in terms of stress and displacement orientations; Surface equivalence principle and surface integral equation (SIE) revisited for bioelectromagnetics application Author index