The lead author of this book, Prof. S. Gopalakrishnan, currently an Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, has a decade of experience in applying wave based techniques for solving various structural engineering related problems. He has undertaken major research in this area and has executed them successfully. He is considered one of the experts in the field and is one of the few people responsible for popularizing the use of SFEM through his research publications and presentations. His contribution to this area has attracted international recognition. He is curre...