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1. Toward Smart Structures: Novel Wavelet-Chaos-Dynamic Neural Network Models for Vibration Control and Health Monitoring of Highrise Building and Bridge Structures under Extreme Dynamic Loading,
H. Adeli and X. Jiang |
1 |
2. Situated Design Computing: Principles,
J.S. Gero |
25 |
3. Advanced Object-Oriented Techniques for Coupled Multiphysics,
D. Eyheramendy and F. Oudin-Dardun |
37 |
4. The State of the Art in Engineering Collaboration and Data Management,
M. Dolenc |
61 |
5. The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Construction,
A.P. Chassiakos |
79 |
6. Optimum Design of Steel Frames using Stochastic Search Techniques Based on Natural Phenomena: A Review,
M.P. Saka |
105 |
7. Searching for Good Topological Solutions using Evolutionary Algorithms,
J.C. Miles, A.S.K. Kwan, K. Wang and Y. Zhang |
149 |
8. Structural Analysis and Optimal Design under Stochastic Uncertainty with Quadratic Cost Functions,
K. Marti |
173 |
9. Numerical Limit Analysis: An Engineering Tool for both Ultimate Limit Load Analysis and Optimal Material Layout,
L. Damkilde |
199 |
10. Modelling Masonry with Limit Analysis Finite Elements: Review, Applications and New Directions,
G. Milani and P.B. Lourenço |
217 |
11. Advanced Control Strategies in Cable Dynamics,
V. Gattulli |
243 |
12. Review of Research into Scaffold Structures,
R.G. Beale |
271 |
13. Exact Dynamic Stiffness for Frame Buckling under Bi-Axial Moments and Torque,
A.Y.T. Leung |
301 |
14. Stress-Strain Experimental Based Modelling of Concrete under High Temperature Conditions,
V.A. Salomoni, C.E. Majorana and G.A. Khoury |
319 |
15. Modelling of Microstructural Evolution of Concrete under Work Conditions and in the Hardening Process,
V. Smilauer and Z. Bittnar |
347 |
16. Analysis and Optimal Design of Multi-Layer Structures Subjected to Impulse Loading,
A.J. Aref, X. Luo and G.F. Dargush |
369 |
17. On the Seismic Response of Anchored Tanks: Methodologies for Finite Element Analysis and Parametric Study by Actual Design Codes,
R.C. de Barros |
391 |
18. Analysis of Cone Penetration Testing on Dilatant Cemented Sand by Bearing Capacity and Cavity Expansion Models,
A.J. Puppala, S. Saride, L.R. Hoyos and M.T. Tumay |
449 |
