Body force method and its applications to numerical and theoretical problems in fracture and damage

Abstract Body force method is a method based on the principle of superposition. The solution in BFM 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 short history and fundamental principle of BFM are stated and then some numerical and theoretical problems treated by BFM are shown.