Theoretical development in contact analysis; numerical development in contact analysis; contact and fracture mechanics analysis - contact mechanics; fracture mechanics; the boundary element method in elastostatics - governing equations of elasticity; the boundary integral formulation of elasticity; fundamental solutions; the boundary integral equation; numerical implementation of the boundary element method; internal points; application of BEM to contact problems - BEM solutions to contact problems; load modelling strategy - methods of load application; development of fully incremental leading technique; further modelling considerations - choice of element type for the potential contact area; the phenomenon of partial slip; numerical examples - contact problems without cracks; numerical examples - contact problems with cracks. (Part contents).
