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Preliminaries
1. Computational Geometry as a Basis for Computational Structures Technology: A Look into the Future, T.J.R. Hughes, J.A. Cottrell, Y. Bazilevs and A. Reali	1
2. Meshfree Methods: Are they going to be used in the Next Decade?, A. Huerta, S. Fernandez-Mendez and Y. Vidal	23
3. Uncertainty Modelling in Structural Design: Recent Developments, P. Hajela and A.A. Mullur	51
4. Uncertainties in Structural Analysis, G.I. Schuëller	75
5. Life-Cycle Maintenance of Structures by Condition, Reliability and Cost Oriented Probabilistic Optimization, D.M. Frangopol and L.C. Neves	95
6. Damage Indicators for Estimates of Seismic Vulnerability, W.B. Krätzig	111
7. Spatial and Temporal Multiscale Simulations of Damage Processes for Concrete, C. Könke, S. Eckardt and S. Häfner	133
8. Vibration Monitoring for Damage Assessment: Realistic Expectations, G. De Roeck	159
9. The Role of Structural Mechanics in Multi-Scale Modelling of the Inelastic Behaviour of Engineering Materials, A. Ibrahimbegovic	181
10. Instabilities Resulting from the Production Process of Plates and Shells, F.G. Rammerstorfer, F.D. Fischer, N. Friedl and T. Daxner	205
11. Numerical Modelling of Non-Linear Behaviour in Adhesively-Bonded Assemblies, J.Y. Cognard, R. Créac'hcadec, L. Sohier and P. Davies	225
12. Mesoscopic Computational Tests for the Identification of Textile Composite Reinforcement Mechanical Behaviour, P. Boisse	249
13. Enrichment Schemes and Accuracy of the Extended-Generalised Finite Element Method for Modelling Traction-Free and Cohesive Cracks, Q.Z. Xiao and B.L. Karihaloo	265
14. On the Evaluation and Application of the Modal Properties of Piezoelectric Adaptive Structures, A. Benjeddou and S. Belouettar	287
15. A Multi-Scale Computational Approach for the Fracture Behaviour of Quasi-Brittle Materials, T.J. Massart, R.H.J. Peerlings, M.G.D. Geers and Ph. Bouillard	303
16. Dynamic Analysis of Viscoelastically Damped Structures, G. Muscolino and A. Palmeri	325
17. Non-Linear Vibration Modes of Plates and Shells, P. Ribeiro	349
18. Recent Advances in Modelling the Dynamic Response of Overhead Transmission Lines, G. McClure	371
19. Isolation and Vibration Due to Urban Rail Traffic, D. Le Houédec and M. Maldonado	393
20. Recent Advances in Modal Reduction of Vibrating Substructures, D. Givoli, P.E. Barbone and I. Patlashenko	417
21. Tuned Mass Dampers in the Towers of Suspension Bridges, F. Casciati and F. Giuliano	439
22. A Combined Topological, Geometric, Statical and Stiffness Method to Compute the Stability of Pin-Jointed Structural Assemblies, H. Deng and A.S.K. Kwan	475
23. A Rectangular Layered Plate-Shell Element for Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Slabs at Elevated Temperature, M.A. Bradford and Y.X. Zhang	501
24. Adaptive Impact Absorption, J. Holnicki-Szulc, G. Mikulowski, A. Mroz and P. Pawlowski	517
25. Pipelines as Lifelines: Computational Problems and Methods, M. Farshad	541
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