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Preliminaries
1. MA62 - A Frontal Code for Sparse Positive-Definite Symmetric Systems from Finite Element Applications, I.S. Duff and J.A. Scott	1
2. Dual Domain Decomposition Solution Techniques on Workstation Clusters, D.C. Harbis and M. Papadrakakis	27
3. Block Diagonal Preconditioners for the Schur Complement Method, L.M. Carvalho and L. Giraud	55
4. Domain Decomposition Techniques: Experimental Results on HP-Convex S-Class Systems, N. Fornasari, G. Gazzaniga, S. Rovida and G. Sacchi	77
5. Use of Hybrid Mixed Finite Element Models for the Characterisation of the Boundary Layer in Reissner-Mindlin Plates, E.B.R. Pereira and J.P. Moitinho de Almeida	97
6. Parallel Solution Techniques for Hybrid Mixed Finite Element Models, I. Cismasiu, J.P. Moitinho de Almeida, L.M.S. Castro and D.C. Harbis	109
7. Parallel Dynamic Relaxation Formfinding, P. Ivanyi and B.H.V. Topping	127
8. Mesh Optimality Criteria and Remeshing Strategies for Singular Point Problems, O.J.B. Almeida Pereira and G. Bugeda	149
9. Parallel Adaptive Mesh Generation and Geometric Modelling Using NURBS, B. Cheng and B.H.V. Topping	163
10. Innovative Computational Methods for Structural Optimization, M. Papadrakakis, Y. Tsompanakis, N.D. Lagaros, E. Hinton, J. Sienz, G. Thierauf and J. Cai	195
11. Some Studies on Integrating Topology and Shape Optimization, J. Sienz, E. Hinton, G. Bugeda and S. Bulman	223
12. A Combined Algorithm Based on Genetic Algorithms and Evolution Strategies, J. Cai and G. Thierauf	257
13. Computer Aided Design of Profile Extrusion Dies, J. Sienz, C.E.K. Silva and E. Hinton	271
14. Automatic Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Parallel Computing, C. Butenweg and G. Thierauf	305

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