Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Preliminaries: Introduction Overview of book Mathematical preliminaries Conclusions References.- Programming: Strategies FORTAN 90/95/2000 features Charts and pseudo code Parallel programming BLAS libraries Pre- and Postprocessing Conclusions Exercises References.- Discretisation and Interpolation: Introduction One-dimensional boundary elements Two-dimesional elements Three-dimensional cells Elements of infinite extent Subroutines for shape functions Interpolation Coordinate transformation Differential geometry Integration over elements PROGRAM 3.1: Calculation of surface area Concluding remarks Exercises References.- Material Modelling and Fundamental Solutions: Introduction Steady state potential problems Static elasticity problems Conclusions References.- Boundary Integral Equations: Introduction Trefftz method PROGRAM 5.1: Flow around cylinder, Trefftz method Direct method Computation of results inside the domain PROGRAM 5.2: Flow around cylinder, direct method Conclusions Exercises References.- Boundary Element Methods - Numerical Implementation: Introduction Discretisation with isoparametric elements Integration of kernel shape function products Conclusions Exercises References.- Assembly and Solution: Introduction Assembly of system of equations Solution of system of equations PROGRAM 7.1: general purpose program, direct method, one region Conclusions Exercises References.- Element-by-element techniques and Parallel Programming: Introduction The Element by Element Concept PROGRAM 8.1 : Replacing direct by iterative solution PROGRAM 8.2 : Replacing assembly by element-by-element procedure PROGRAM 8.3 : Parallelising the element-by-element procedure Conclusions References.- Postprocessing : Introduction Computation of boundaryresults Computation of internal results PROGRAM 9.1: Postprocessor Graphical display of results Conclusions Exercises References.- Test Examples : Introduction Cantilever beam Circular excavation in infinite domain Square excavation in infinite elastic space Spherical excavation Conclusions References.- Multiple regions: Introduction Stiffness matrix assembly Computer implementation Program 11.1: General purpose program, direct method, multiple regions Conclusions Exercises References.- Dealing with corners and changing geometry: Introduction Corners and edges Dealing with changing geometry Alternative Strategy Conclusions References.- Body Forces: Introduction Gravity Internal concentrated forces Internal distributed line forces Initial strains Initial stresses Numerical integration over cells Implementation Sample input file and results Conclusions Exercises References.- Dynamic Analysis: Introduction Scalar wave equation, frequency domain Scalar wave equation, time domain Elastodynamics Multiple regions Examples References.- Nonlinear Problems: Introduction General solution procedure Plasticity Contact problems Conclusions References.- Coupled Boundary Element/ Finite Element Analysis: Introduction Coupling theory Example Dynamics Conclusion References.- Industrial Applications: Introduction Mechanical engineering Geotechnical Engineering Geological engineering Civil engineering Reservoir engineering Conclusions References.- Advanced topics: Introduction Heterogeneous Domains Linear inclusions Piezo-electricity Conclusions References.- Appendix.