Spatial contact problems in geotechnics : boundary element method This book presents a systematic approach to numerical solution for a wide range of spatial contact problems of geotechnics. On the basis of the boundary element method new techniques and effective computing algorithms are considered. Special attention is given to the formulation and analysis of the spatial contact models for elastic bases. Besides the classical schemes of contact deformation new contact models are discussed for spatially nonhomogeneous and nonlinearly elastic media properly describing soil properties. TOC:Spatial Contact Models of Elastic Bases. Static Analysis of Spatial Contact Problems for Elastic Half Space. Implementation of Boundary Element Algorithms on a&nbsp;Computer. Contact Interaction of Shallow Foundations with Elastic Non Homogeneous Bases. Calculation of Bases of Deepened Foundations with Complicated Shape According to the Second Marginal State in a Spatial Formulation. Spatial Contact Problems for Porous and Elastic Bases