Abstract: In this paper, the solution to the structure consisting of a bead and a board is given as a result of the application of the subregion function method which was suggested in ref. [1]. The same problem is also computed with finite element method. The comparison between the two results shows that the application of the subregion function in the method of weighted residuals is practical and effective, especially for solving compound structures.

Key words: subregion function, method of weighted residuals, beam-board