The Boundary Element Method for Engineering Analysis of Plates and Shells

Professor Jairo F. Useche, Ph.D., M.Sc., is Mechanical Engineer from the Technological University of Bolı́var—UTB ( located in Cartagena, Colombia)—with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in solid mechanics from the Universidad de los Andes—Colombia. He has Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in computational solid mechanics and structures from the State University of Campinas, São Paulo—Brazil. He is Titular Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UTB. Professor Useche was Dean of the Engineering School at the UTB from 2011 until 2017. He has been Director of the Research Office at UTB since 2017. Also, he is Consulting Engineer in Colombia and worked as Mechanical Engineer in the industry for over 20 years. He has participated in projects related to numerical modeling in structural mechanics, composite materials, vibrations in structures, and evaluating the structural reliability of pipelines.