In certain mixed boundary value problems, Hankel integral transforms are applied and subsequently dual integral equations involving Bessel functions have to be solved. In the literature, if possible by employing the Noble’s multiplying factor method, these dual integral equations are usually converted to the second kind Fredholm Integral Equations (FIEs) and solved either analytically or numerically, respectively, for simple or complicated kernels. In this study, the multiplying factor method is extended to convert the dual integral equations both to the first and the second kind FIEs, and the conditions for converting to each kind of FIE are discussed. Furthermore, it is shown that under some simple circumstances, many mixed boundary value problems arising from either elastostatics or elastodynamics can be converted to the well-posed first kind FIE, which may be solved analytically or numerically. Main criteria for well-posedness of FIEs of the first kind in such problems are also presented. Noble’s original method is restricted to some limited conditions, which are extended here for both first and second kind FIEs to cover a wider range of dual integral equations encountered in engineering mixed boundary value problems.
The solution of some integral equations
