This study deals with the use of the generalized finite difference method (GFDM) in perfectly matched layer (PML) analysis of the problems in wave mechanics, in particular, in elastodynamics. It is known that PML plays the role of an absorbing layer, for an unbounded domain, eliminating reflections of waves for all directions of incidence and frequencies. The study is initiated for purpose of detecting any possible advantages of using GFDM in PML analysis: GFDM is a meshless method suitable for any geometry of the domain, handling the boundary conditions properly and having an easy implementation for PML analysis. In the study, first, a bounded 2D fictitious plane strain problem is solved by GFDM to determine its appropriate parameters (weighting function, radius of influence, etc.). Then, a 1D semi-infinite rod on elastic foundation is considered to estimate PML parameters for GFDM. Finally, the proposed procedure, that is, the use of GFDM in PML analysis, is assessed by considering the compliance functions (in frequency domain) of surface and embedded rigid strip foundations. The surface foundation is assumed to be supported by three types of soil medium: rigid strip foundation on half space (HS), on soil layer overlying rigid bedrock, and on soil layer overlying HS. For the embedded rigid strip foundation, the supporting soil medium is taken as HS. In addition of frequency space analyses stated above, the direct time domain analysis is also performed for the reaction forces of rigid strip foundation over HS. The results of GFDM for both frequency and time spaces are compared with those of finite element method (FEM) with PML and boundary element method (BEM), when possible, also with those of other studies. The excellent matches observed in the results show the reliability of the proposed procedure in PML analysis (that is, of using GFDM in PML analysis).

The discontinuous Galerkin finite element time-domain (DGFETD) method has been successfully applied to the solution of the coupled curl Maxwell’s equations. In this dissertation, important extensions to the DGFETD method are provided, including the ability to model lumped circuit elements and the ability to model thin-wire structures within a discrete DGFETD solution. To this end, a hybrid DGFETD/SPICE formulation is proposed for high-frequency circuit simulation, and a hybrid DGFETD/Thin-wire formulation is proposed for modeling thin-wire structures within a three-dimensional problem space. To aid in the efficient modeling of open-region structures, a Complex Frequency Shifted-Perfectly Matched Layer (CFS-PML) absorbing medium is applied to the DGFETD method for the first time. An efficient CFS-PML method that reduces the computational complexity and improves accuracy as compared to previous PML formulations is proposed. The methods have been successfully implemented, and a number of test cases are provided that validate the proposed methods. The proposed hybrid formulations and the new CFS-PML formulation dramatically enhances the ability of the DGFETD method to be efficiently applied to simulate complex, state of the art radio frequency systems.

The main objective of this research is to model and analyse complex electromagnetic problems by means of a new hybridised computational technique combining the frequency domain Method of Moments (MoM), Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method and a subgridded Finite-Difference Time-Domain (SGFDTD) method. This facilitates a significant advance in the ability to predict electromagnetic absorption in inhomogeneous, anisotropic and lossy dielectric materials irradiated by geometrically intricate sources. The Method of Moments modelling employed a two-dimensional electric surface patch integral formulation solved by independent linear basis function methods in the circumferential and axial directions of the antenna wires. A similar orthogonal basis function is used on the end surface and appropriate attachments with the wire surface are employed to satisfy the requirements of current continuity. The surface current distributions on structures which may include closely spaced parallel wires, such as dipoles, loops and helical antennas are computed. The results are found to be stable and showed good agreement with less comprehensive earlier work by others. The work also investigated the interaction between overhead high voltage transmission lines and underground utility pipelines using the FDTD technique for the whole structure, combined with a subgridding method at points of interest, particularly the pipeline. The induced fields above the pipeline are investigated and analysed. FDTD is based on the solution of Maxwell's equations in differential form. It is very useful for modelling complex, inhomogeneous structures. Problems arise when open-region geometries are modelled. However, the Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) concept has been employed to circumvent this difficulty. The establishment of edge elements has greatly improved the performance of this method and the computational burden due to huge numbers of time steps, in the order of tens of millions, has been eased to tens of thousands by employing quasi-static methods. This thesis also illustrates the principle of the equivalent surface boundary employed close to the antenna for MoM-FDTD-SGFDTD hybridisation. It depicts the advantage of using hybrid techniques due to their ability to analyse a system of multiple discrete regions by employing the principle of equivalent sources to excite the coupling surfaces. The method has been applied for modelling human body interaction with a short range RFID antenna to investigate and analyse the near field and far field radiation pattern for which the cumulative distribution function of antenna radiation efficiency is presented. The field distributions of the simulated structures show reasonable and stable results at 900 MHz. This method facilitates deeper investigation of the phenomena in the interaction between electromagnetic fields and human tissues.

Les travaux de cette thèse concernent la modélisation et la simulation numérique de la propagation d’ondes acoustiques en présence d’un écoulement. Le modèle retenu pour ces études est l’équation de Galbrun. Les travaux faits sur l’équation de Galbrun ont essentiellement porté sur le régime harmonique. En revanche, la plupart des études mathématiques et numériques du problème de l’aéroacoustique est en régime transitoire. C’est pourquoi, il est intéressant pour nous d’étudier l’équation de Galbrun en régime transitoire. Pour résoudre cette équation en régime transitoire, notre approche a reposé sur la transformée de Laplace, qui nous permet de faire l’échange entre le domaine harmonique et le domaine réel. Un autre sujet abordé dans cette thèse est celui du traitement des conditions aux limites non réfléchissantes en écoulement uniforme et non-uniforme. Nous proposons la méthode PML pour l’équation de Galbrun. Inspirée par la méthode de Hu, nous proposons un nouveau modèle PML associé à l’équation de Galbrun, qui a toujours conduit à une solution exponentiellement décroissante dans la couche, même en présence d’ondes inverses. Les simulations acoustiques montrent étonnamment d’erreur de convergence pour les deux modèles classiques et nouveaux. Nous validons notre modèle PML à travers plusieurs exemples numériques dans l’écoulement uniforme et non-uniforme. Le dernier objectif est de proposer des modèles de sources aéroacoustiques associées à l’équation de Galbrun. Après une présentation en détail des modèles existants, on adapte une méthode hybride (EIF) à l’équation de Galbrun. Pour assurer la validité de l’approche globale, certains tests classiques sont choisis parmi la littérature et les résultats sont comparés avec les approches existantes et les solutions analytiques. / The work of this thesis is about the numerical modeling and simulation of the propagation of acoustic waves in the presence of a flow. The model used for these studies is the equation of Galbrun. The work done on the Galbrun equation focused on the harmonic regime. In contrast, most of the mathematical and numerical studies of the aeroacoustics problems are in the transient regime. That is why it is interesting for us to study the Galbrun equation in the transient regime. To solve this equation in the transient regime, our approach is based on the Laplace transform, which allows us to exchange between the frequency domain and the real domain. Another topic discussed in this thesis is the treatment of non-reflecting boundary conditions in uniform and non-uniform flow. We propose the Perfectly Matched Layer method for the Galbrun equation. Inspired by the Hu’s method, we propose a new PML model associated with the Galbrun equation, which always leads to an exponentially decreasing solution in the layer, even in the presence of reverse waves. Acoustic simulations show surprisingly error convergence for both classic and new models. We validate our PML model through several numerical examples in uniform and non-uniform flow. The final objective is to propose models for aeroacoustics sources associated with the Galbrun equation. After presenting in detail the existing models, we adapt a hybrid method (Expansion about Incompressible Flow) in Galbrun equation. To ensure the validity of the overall approach, some classical tests are selected from the literature and the results are compared with existing approaches and analytical solutions.

Dans cette thèse, nous étudions la convergence de méthode de type éléments finis pour les équations de Maxwell en régime harmonique avec condition au bord d'impédance et l'équation de Helmholtz avec une couche parfaitement absorbante(PML). On étudie en premier, la formulation régularisée de l'équation de Maxwell en régime harmonique avec condition au bord d'impédance (qui consiste à ajouter le term ∇ div à l'équation originale pour avoir un problème elliptique) et on garde la condition d'impédance comme une condition au bord essentielle. Pour des domaines à bord régulier, le caractère bien posé de cette formulation est bien connu mais cela n'est pas le cas pour des domaines polyédraux convexes. On commence alors le premier chapitre par la preuve du caractère bien posé dans le cas du polyèdre convexe, qui est basé sur le fait que l'espace variationnel est inclus dans H¹. Dans le but d'avoir des estimations explicites en le nombre d'onde k de ce problème, il est obligatoire d'avoir des résultats de stabilité explicites en ce nombre d'onde. C'est aussi proposé, pour quelques situations particulières, dans ce chapitre. Dans le second chapitre on décrit les singularités d'arêtes et de coins pour notre problème. On peut alors déduire la régularité de la solution du problème original, ainsi que de son adjoint. On a tous les ingrédients pour proposer une analyse de convergence explicite en k pour une méthode d'éléments finis avec éléments de Lagrange. Dans le troisième chapitre, on considère une méthode d'éléments finis hp non conforme pour un domaine à bord régulier. Pour obtenir des estimations explicites en k, on introduit un résultat de décomposition, qui sépare la solution du problème original (ou de son adjoint) en une partie régulière mais fortement oscillante et une partie moins régulière mais peu oscillante. Ce résultat permet de montrer des estimations explicites en k. Le dernier chapitre est dédié à l'équation de Helmholtz avec une PML. L'équation de Helmholtz dans l'espace entier est souvent utilisée pour modéliser la diffraction d'onde acoustique (en régime harmonique), avec la condition de radiation à l'infini de Sommerfeld. L'ajout d'une PML est une façon pour passer d'un domaine infini à un domaine fini, elle correspond à l'ajout d'une couche autour du domaine de calcul qui absorbe très vite toutes les ondes sortantes. On propose en premier un résultat de stabilité explicite en k. On propose alors deux schémas numériques, une méthode d'éléments finis hp et une méthode multi- échelle basée sur un sous-espace local de correction. Le résultat de stabilité est utilisé pour mettre en relation de choix des paramètres des méthodes numériques considérées avec k. Nous montrons aussi des estimations d'erreur a priori. A la fin de ces chapitres, des tests numériques sont proposés pour confirmer nos résultats théoriques. / In this thesis, we propose wavenumber explicit convergence analyses of some finite element methods for time-harmonic Maxwell's equations with impedance boundary condition and for the Helmholtz equation with Perfectly Matched Layer (PML). We first study the regularized formulation of time-harmonic Maxwell's equations with impedance boundary conditions (where we add a ∇ div-term to the original equation to have an elliptic problem) and keep the impedance boundary condition as an essential boundary condition. For a smooth domain, the wellposedness of this formulation is well-known. But the well-posedness for convex polyhedral domain has been not yet investigated. Hence, we start the first chapter with the proof of the well-posedness in this case, which is based on the fact that the variational space is embedded in H¹. In order to perform a wavenumber explicit error analysis of our problem, a wavenumber explicit stability estimate is mandatory. We then prove such an estimate for some particular configurations. In the second chapter, we describe the corner and edge singularities for such problem. Then we deduce the regularity of the solution of the original and the adjoint problem, thus we have all ingredients to propose a explicit wavenumber convergence analysis for h-FEM with Lagrange element. In the third chapter, we consider a non conforming hp-finite element approximation for domains with a smooth boundary. To perform a wavenumber explicit error analysis, we split the solution of the original problem (or its adjoint) into a regular but oscillating part and a rough component that behaves nicely for large frequencies. This result allows to prove convergence analysis for our FEM, again explicit in the wavenumber. The last chapter is dedicated to the Helmholtz equation with PML. The Helmholtz equation in full space is often used to model time harmonic acoustic scattering problems, with Sommerfeld radiation condition at infinity. Adding a PML is a way to reduce the infinite domain to a finite one. It corresponds to add an artificial absorbing layer surrounding a computational domain, in which scattered wave will decrease very quickly. We first propose a wavenumber explicit stability result for such problem. Then, we propose two numerical discretizations: an hp-FEM and a multiscale method based on local subspace correction. The stability result is used to relate the choice of the parameters in the numerical methods to the wavenumber. A priori error estimates are shown. At the end of each chapter, we perform numerical tests to confirm our theoritical results.

Unbounded domains often appear in engineering applications, such as acoustic or elastic wave radiation from a body immersed in an infinite medium. To simulate the unboundedness of the domain special boundary conditions have to be imposed: the Sommerfeld radiation condition. In the present work we focused on steady-state wave propagation. The objective of this research is to obtain accurate prediction of phenomena occurring in exterior acoustics and elastodynamics and ensure the quality of the solutions even for high wavenumbers. To achieve this aim, we develop higher-order domain-based schemes: Spectral Element Method (SEM) coupled to Dirichlet-to-Neumann (DtN ), Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) and Infinite Element (IEM) methods. Spectral elements combine the rapid convergence rates of spectral methods with the geometric flexibility of the classical finite element methods. The interpolation is based on Chebyshev and Legendre polynomials. This work presents an implementation of these techniques and their validation exploiting some benchmark problems. A detailed comparison between the DtN, PML and IEM is made in terms of accuracy and convergence, conditioning and computational cost.

Aquesta tesi proposa una millora del clàssic mètode dels elements finits (finite element method, FEM) per a un tractament eficient de dominis amb contorns corbs: el denominat NURBS-enhanced finite element method (NEFEM). Aquesta millora permet descriure de manera exacta la geometría mitjançant la seva representació del contorn CAD amb non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS), mentre que la solució s'aproxima amb la interpolació polinòmica estàndard. Per tant, en la major part del domini, la interpolació i la integració numèrica són estàndard, retenint les propietats de convergència clàssiques del FEM i facilitant l'acoblament amb els elements interiors. Només es requereixen estratègies específiques per realitzar la interpolació i la integració numèrica en elements afectats per la descripció del contorn mitjançant NURBS.La implementació i aplicació de NEFEM a problemes que requereixen una descripció acurada del contorn són, també, objectius prioritaris d'aquesta tesi. Per exemple, la solució numèrica de les equacions de Maxwell és molt sensible a la descripció geomètrica. Es presenta l'aplicació de NEFEM a problemes d'scattering d'ones electromagnètiques amb una formulació de Galerkin discontinu. S'investiga l'habilitat de NEFEM per obtenir solucions precises amb malles grolleres i aproximacions d'alt ordre, i s'exploren les possibilitats de les anomenades malles NEFEM, amb elements que contenen singularitats dintre d'una cara o aresta d'un element. Utilitzant NEFEM, la mida de la malla no està controlada per la complexitat de la geometria. Això implica una dràstica diferència en la mida dels elements i, per tant, suposa un gran estalvi tant des del punt de vista de requeriments de memòria com de cost computacional. Per tant, NEFEM és una eina poderosa per la simulació de problemes tridimensionals a gran escala amb geometries complexes. D'altra banda, la simulació de problemes d'scattering d'ones electromagnètiques requereix mecanismes per aconseguir una absorció eficient de les ones scattered. En aquesta tesi es discuteixen, optimitzen i comparen dues tècniques en el context de mètodes de Galerkin discontinu amb aproximacions d'alt ordre.La resolució numèrica de les equacions d'Euler de la dinàmica de gasos és també molt sensible a la representació geomètrica. Quan es considera una formulació de Galerkin discontinu i elements isoparamètrics lineals, una producció espúria d'entropia pot evitar la convergència cap a la solució correcta. Amb NEFEM, l'acurada imposició de la condició de contorn en contorns impenetrables proporciona resultats precisos inclús amb una aproximació lineal de la solució. A més, la representació exacta del contorn permet una imposició adequada de les condicions de contorn amb malles grolleres i graus d'interpolació alts. Una propietat atractiva de la implementació proposada és que moltes de les rutines usuals en un codi d'elements finits poden ser aprofitades, per exemple rutines per realitzar el càlcul de les matrius elementals, assemblatge, etc. Només és necessari implementar noves rutines per calcular les quadratures numèriques en elements corbs i emmagatzemar el valor de les funciones de forma en els punts d'integració. S'han proposat vàries tècniques d'elements finits corbs a la literatura. En aquesta tesi, es compara NEFEM amb altres tècniques populars d'elements finits corbs (isoparamètics, cartesians i p-FEM), des de tres punts de vista diferents: aspectes teòrics, implementació i eficiència numèrica. En els exemples numèrics, NEFEM és, com a mínim, un ordre de magnitud més precís comparat amb altres tècniques. A més, per una precisió desitjada NEFEM és també més eficient: necessita un 50% dels graus de llibertat que fan servir els elements isoparamètrics o p-FEM per aconseguir la mateixa precisió. Per tant, l'ús de NEFEM és altament recomanable en presència de contorns corbs i/o quan el contorn té detalls geomètrics complexes. / This thesis proposes an improvement of the classical finite element method (FEM) for an efficient treatment of curved boundaries: the NURBSenhanced FEM (NEFEM). It is able to exactly represent the geometry by means of the usual CAD boundary representation with non-uniform rational Bsplines (NURBS), while the solution is approximated with a standard piecewise polynomial interpolation. Therefore, in the vast majority of the domain, interpolation and numerical integration are standard, preserving the classical finite element (FE) convergence properties, and allowing a seamless coupling with standard FEs on the domain interior. Specifically designed polynomial interpolation and numerical integration are designed only for those elements affected by the NURBS boundary representation.The implementation and application of NEFEM to problems demanding an accurate boundary representation are also primary goals of this thesis. For instance, the numerical solution of Maxwell's equations is highly sensitive to geometry description. The application of NEFEM to electromagnetic scattering problems using a discontinuous Galerkin formulation is presented. The ability of NEFEM to compute an accurate solution with coarse meshes and high-order approximations is investigated, and the possibilities of NEFEM meshes, with elements containing edge or corner singularities, are explored. With NEFEM, the mesh size is no longer subsidiary to geometry complexity, and depends only on the accuracy requirements on the solution, whereas standard FEs require mesh refinement to properly capture the geometry. This implies a drastic difference in mesh size that results in drastic memory savings, and also important savings in computational cost. Thus, NEFEM is a powerful tool for large-scale scattering simulations with complex geometries in three dimensions. Another key issue in the numerical solution of electromagnetic scattering problems is using a mechanism to perform the absorption of outgoing waves. Two perfectly matched layers are discussed, optimized and compared in a high-order discontinuous Galerkin framework.The numerical solution of Euler equations of gas dynamics is also very sensitive to geometry description. Using a discontinuous Galerkin formulation and linear isoparametric elements, a spurious entropy production may prevent convergence to the correct solution. With NEFEM, the exact imposition of the solid wall boundary condition provides accurate results even with a linear approximation of the solution. Furthermore, the exact boundary representation allows using coarse meshes, but ensuring the proper implementation of the solid wall boundary condition. An attractive feature of the proposed implementation is that the usual routines of a standard FE code can be directly used, namely routines for the computation of elemental matrices and vectors, assembly, etc. It is only necessary to implement new routines for the computation of numerical quadratures in curved elements and to store the value of shape functions at integration points. Several curved FE techniques have been proposed in the literature. In this thesis, NEFEM is compared with some popular curved FE techniques (namely isoparametric FEs, cartesian FEs and p-FEM), from three different perspectives: theoretical aspects, implementation and performance. In every example shown, NEFEM is at least one order of magnitude more accurate compared to other techniques. Moreover, for a desired accuracy NEFEM is also computationally more efficient. In some examples, NEFEM needs only 50% of the number of degrees of freedom required by isoparametric FEs or p-FEM. Thus, the use of NEFEM is strongly recommended in the presence of curved boundaries and/or when the boundary of the domain has complex geometric details.

We are concerned with the high-fidelity subsurface imaging of the soil, which commonly arises in geotechnical site characterization and geophysical explorations. Specifically, we attempt to image the spatial distribution of the Lame parameters in semi-infinite, three-dimensional, arbitrarily heterogeneous formations, using surficial measurements of the soil's response to probing elastic waves. We use the complete waveforms of the medium's response to drive the inverse problem. Specifically, we use a partial-differential-equation (PDE)-constrained optimization approach, directly in the time-domain, to minimize the misfit between the observed response of the medium at select measurement locations, and a computed response corresponding to a trial distribution of the Lame parameters. We discuss strategies that lend algorithmic robustness to the proposed inversion schemes. To limit the computational domain to the size of interest, we employ perfectly-matched-layers (PMLs). The PML is a buffer zone that surrounds the domain of interest, and enforces the decay of outgoing waves. In order to resolve the forward problem, we present a hybrid finite element approach, where a displacement-stress formulation for the PML is coupled to a standard displacement-only formulation for the interior domain, thus leading to a computationally cost-efficient scheme. We discuss several time-integration schemes, including an explicit Runge-Kutta scheme, which is well-suited for large-scale problems on parallel computers. We report numerical results demonstrating stability and efficacy of the forward wave solver, and also provide examples attesting to the successful reconstruction of the two Lame parameters for both smooth and sharp profiles, using synthetic records. We also report the details of two field experiments, whose records we subsequently used to drive the developed inversion algorithms in order to characterize the sites where the field experiments took place. We contrast the full-waveform-based inverted site profile against a profile obtained using the Spectral-Analysis-of-Surface-Waves (SASW) method, in an attempt to compare our methodology against a widely used concurrent inversion approach. We also compare the inverted profiles, at select locations, with the results of independently performed, invasive, Cone Penetrometer Tests (CPTs). Overall, whether exercised by synthetic or by physical data, the full-waveform inversion method we discuss herein appears quite promising for the robust subsurface imaging of near-surface deposits in support of geotechnical site characterization investigations.

Dans le cadre de l'étude des écoulements ouverts, deux types de dynamiques coexistent. Les écoulements de type oscillateur qui présentent une fréquence propre d'oscillation indépendante des perturbations extérieures (dynamique intrinsèque), ainsi que les écoulements de type amplificateur sélectif de bruit comme les écoulements de jets ou de couches limites décollées, caractérisés par une plus large gamme de fréquences dépendantes essentiellement de bruit extérieur (dynamique extrinsèque). Les études de couches limites décollées en régime incompressible ont montré un lien entre le phénomène auto-entretenu de basse fréquence qui apparaît et l'interaction non normale des modes globaux instables existants pour ce type de configuration. L'objectif de ce travail consiste à étendre cette interprétation lorsque l'écoulement est en régime subsonique. Dans ce but, un travail d'adaptation des conditions aux limites non-réfléchissantes aux problèmes de stabilité globale a été réalisé. Une méthode de zone absorbante de type Perfectly Matched Layer a été implémentée dans un code de simulation numérique utilisant des méthodes de collocation spectrale. Une méthode de décomposition de domaine adaptée aux calculs des solutions stationnaires ainsi qu'aux problèmes de stabilité globale a également été utilisée pour permettre la validation des conditions aux limites implémentées sur un cas d'écoulement rayonnant de cavité ouverte. Enfin, les études de stabilité d'un écoulement de couche limite décollée derrière une géométrie de type bosse ont été réalisées. L'étude des instabilités bidimensionnelles, responsables du phénomène basse fréquence (flapping), et réalisées en régime subsonique montre que le mécanisme observé en régime incompressible est aussi observé en régime subsonique. La stabilité de cet écoulement vis-à-vis de perturbations tri-dimensionnelles, et plus particulièrement les instabilités centrifuges ont aussi été étudiées en fonction du nombre de Mach. / In open flows context, there are generally two types of dynamic : oscillators, such as cylinder flow, exhibit a well defined frequency insensitive to external perturbations (intrinsic dynamics) and noise amplifiers, such as boundary layers, jets or in some cases the separated flows, which are characterized by wider spectrum bands that depend essentially on the external noise (dynamic extrinsic). Previous studies have shown that separated flows are subject to self-induced oscillations of low frequency in incompressible regime. These studies have revealed links between the interaction of non-normal modes and low oscillations in an incompressible boundary-layer separation and it will be to establish the validity of this interpretation in a compressible regime. In this regard, non-reflecting boundary conditions have been developed to solve the eigenvalue problem formed by linearised Navier-Stokes equations. An absorbing region known as Perfectly Matched Layer has been implemented in order to damp acoustic perturbations which are generated when the compressibility of the flow is considered. A multi-domain approach using spectral collocation discretisation has also been developed in order to study the influence of this absorbing region on the stability analysis of an open cavity flow which is known to generate acoustic perturbations. Finally, we focused on separated boundary layer induced by a bump geometry in order to understand what are the effects of compressibility on the bidimensional low frequency phenomenon and also on transverse instabilities which are known to be unstable for a lots of separated flows.

The main objective of this research is to model and analyse complex electromagnetic problems by means of a new hybridised computational technique combining the frequency domain Method of Moments (MoM), Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method and a subgridded Finite-Difference Time-Domain (SGFDTD) method. This facilitates a significant advance in the ability to predict electromagnetic absorption in inhomogeneous, anisotropic and lossy dielectric materials irradiated by geometrically intricate sources. The Method of Moments modelling employed a two-dimensional electric surface patch integral formulation solved by independent linear basis function methods in the circumferential and axial directions of the antenna wires. A similar orthogonal basis function is used on the end surface and appropriate attachments with the wire surface are employed to satisfy the requirements of current continuity. The surface current distributions on structures which may include closely spaced parallel wires, such as dipoles, loops and helical antennas are computed. The results are found to be stable and showed good agreement with less comprehensive earlier work by others. The work also investigated the interaction between overhead high voltage transmission lines and underground utility pipelines using the FDTD technique for the whole structure, combined with a subgridding method at points of interest, particularly the pipeline. The induced fields above the pipeline are investigated and analysed. FDTD is based on the solution of Maxwell¿s equations in differential form. It is very useful for modelling complex, inhomogeneous structures. Problems arise when open-region geometries are modelled. However, the Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) concept has been employed to circumvent this difficulty. The establishment of edge elements has greatly improved the performance of this method and the computational burden due to huge numbers of time steps, in the order of tens of millions, has been eased to tens of thousands by employing quasi-static methods. This thesis also illustrates the principle of the equivalent surface boundary employed close to the antenna for MoM-FDTD-SGFDTD hybridisation. It depicts the advantage of using hybrid techniques due to their ability to analyse a system of multiple discrete regions by employing the principle of equivalent sources to excite the coupling surfaces. The method has been applied for modelling human body interaction with a short range RFID antenna to investigate and analyse the near field and far field radiation pattern for which the cumulative distribution function of antenna radiation efficiency is presented. The field distributions of the simulated structures show reasonable and stable results at 900 MHz. This method facilitates deeper investigation of the phenomena in the interaction between electromagnetic fields and human tissues. / Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)