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Preliminaries Volume 4
Preliminaries Volume 5
1	PROFESSIONAL ISSUES FOR ENGINEERING COMPUTER USERS
1.1	Computers in Structural Engineering Practice: The Issue of Quality L. Emkin	1
1.2	Legal Issues for Civil and Structural Engineering Computer Users M. Sales	9
2	THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
2.1	Computing across the Interface of Employer and Contractor, the ICEPAC System Makes a Start M. Barnes	21
2.2	An Integrated Approach to Billing and Estimating using CESMM2 D. Kitley	25
2.3	Project Cost Risk Analysis using a Personal Computer G. Singh and G.E. Kiangi	35
2.4	Systematic Analysis of Construction Projects - A Microcomputer Approach G. Sucharieh	43
2.5	Project Planning by Microcomputer G.A. Reiss	51
2.6	Appraisal of Civil Engineering Projects using Utility Theory G. Singh and G.E. Kiangi	55
2.7	A Computer-Based System Model for Simulating Future National Construction Demand M.A. Al-Mufty and S.R. Cochrane	63
2.8	An Integrated Computer Aided Algorithm for Optimal Resource Allocation C. Ephremidis	71
3	DATA MANAGEMENT AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
3.1	An Integrated Road Traffic Databank System W.T. Bell and L.C. Darrall	75
3.2	The Computer Aided Engineering Storage and Retrieval (CAESAR) Project at the CEGB T. Munton and J. Beauchamp	79
3.3	Database Applications in Construction F-S Liou and M.C. Belcher	85
4	MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SYSTEMS
4.1	The Management of CAD E. Winterkorn	89
4.2	Towards More Effective Designing with Special CAD Programs M. Mikkola	95
4.3	Only an Integrated CAD and CAE Colution for the Civil Workflow Allows Optimization of Civil and Structural Design P. Kluijtmans	101
4.4	Quantitative Evaluations of Human Factors Savings in CAD Workstations S.L. Newsome and A.M. Vosburgh	105
5	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN: REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
5.1	Personal Program Development for Reinforced Concrete Design to BS8110 R. Hulse and W.H. Mosley	109
5.2	A Design and Production System for a Precasting Yard T.D. Sloan and D.F. Rossney	117
5.3	CCANDE-87 Microcomputer Aided Analysis and Design of Buried Concrete Structures A.Y. Akl and M.S. Soliman	123
5.4	Seismic Analysis of Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames M. Sobaih, M. Fathy and M.M. Abdin	129
6	SLAB ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
6.1	A General Computer Program for the Yield-Line Solution of Edge Supported Slabs J.G. Dickens, L.L. Jones and R.H. Wood	137
6.2	RC Slabs: A CAD Package C.V. Vaidyanathan, A. Rajaraman and N.V. Raman	147
6.3	Direct Design of Reinforced Concrete Skew Slabs B. Bhatt, L.M.Abdel Hafiz and D.R. Green	153
7	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN STEEL STRUCTURES
7.1	An Interactuve Graphic Modelling System for 2D Elasto Plastic Analysis R.E. Yeadon	161
7.2	Derived Moment Rotation Curves for Double Framing Angles R.M. Richard, W-K. Hsai and M. Chmielowiec	171
8	MICRO-COMPUTER AIDED STRUCTURAL DESIGN
8.1	Micro based Integrated Design for the Engineer A. Craddock	179
8.2	The Design of Wide-Span Roof Structures using Micro-Computers L. Grundig and J. Bahndorf	183
8.3	Microcomputer Analysis of Simple and Continuous Beams H.B. Harrison, School of Civil and Mining Engineering	191
8.4	Simplified Structural Software using the Release-Deformation Method R. Holloway	199
8.5	Computer Aided Analytical Solutions for Engineers W. Schmidt and D.V. Schiavello	207
9	STRUCTURAL DESIGN: LOADING ASSESSMENT
9.1	Simulated Dynamic Spectator Loads R.L. Sack and E. Ebrahimpour	215
9.2	WASP - A Problem-Oriented Language to Estimate Wind Action on Structures H.P. Snato	223
9.3	Simulating Uniform Roof Snow Loads R.L. Sack and D. Arnholtz	229
10	OPTIMUM STRUCTURAL DESIGN
10.1	Discrete Optimum Structural Design A.B. Templeman	237
10.2	Optimum Design of Reinforced Concrete Beams H.F. Erbatur and M.M. Samman	245
10.3	High Quality Approximations of Forces for Optimum Structural Design U. Kirsch and S. Taye	249
10.4	Optimization for Nonlinear Stability R. Levy and H-S. Perng	257
10.5	Optimal Plastic Design of Frames with Tapered Members T.K.H. Tan and S. Jennings	265
10.6	A Numerical Model for the Computer-Aided Optimum Design of Steel Frames V.N. Alekhin and Y.I. Olkov	273
10.7	Optimum Design of Nonlinear Space Trusses M.P. Saka	279
10.8	Applications of Structural Optimization to Earthquake Engineering Design W.E. Spillers and Y. Teboub	285
10.9	A Synergic Man-Machine Approach to Shape Optimization of Structures H. Adeli and K.V. Balasumbramanyam	291
10.10	Optimum Design of Statically Indeterminate Structures Subject to Strength and Stiffness Constraints and Multiple Loading B.L. Harihaloo and S. Kanagasundaram	299
11	GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
11.1	Numerical Methods in the Stability Analysis of Slopes S.C. Pasternack and S. Gao	307
11.2	Dynamic Response Analysis of Soil-Offshore Structure Systems K. Kawano, Y. Yamada and K. Venkatarama	315
11.3	Computer-Aided Design of Pile-Raft Foundations M. Sobaih and A. Al-Khatib	321
12	BRIDGE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
12.1	A Computer Aided Analysis of Horizontally Curved Slab Type Bridge Deck Continuous Over Discrete Pier Supports A.K. Azad, M.K. Abdallah and M.H. Baluch	1
12.2	The Analysis of Aerodynamic Flutter of Suspension Bridges T.J.A. Agar	9
12.3	Dynamic and Seismic Analysis of Bridge Girders with Elastic Piers M.A. De Rosa	19
13	NUMBERICAL TECHNIQUES FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
13.1	Nonlinear First Yield Design of Imperfect Circular Plates in Uniform Edge Compression G.J. Turvey and H. Drinali	27
13.2	Full Three-Dimensional Structural Analysis with a Micro Computer I. Davidson	37
14	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: LAMINATED STRUCTURES
14.1	Effect of Stretching-Bending Coupling and Shear Deformations on Post-Buckling Behaviour of Laminated Beams M. Adan and I. Sheinman	43
14.2	An Exact Finite Element Technique for Layered Beams M. Heinisuo	49
15	COMPUTER ASSESSMENT OF STRUCTURES
15.1	Data Management Tools with Respect to the Geometrical Analysis of Deformations L. Grundig and M. Neureither	57
15.2	Numerical Methods for the Nonlinear Analysis of Bridges M.A. Crisfield	67
15.3	Numerical Requirements for Modelling Fracture Formation in Deep Level Longwall Mining A.J.L. Crook and E. Hinton	75
15.4	A Finite Element Study of Vibration Methods for Non-Destructive Testing F.L. Wong and B.H.V. Topping	83
15.5	Effect of Maintenance on Structural Reliability N. Shiraishi and H. Furuta	103
16	COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN: CABLE AND MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
16.1	Minimal Surfaces for Finding Forms of Structural Membranes L. Grundig	109
16.2	Computer Aided Design of Tension Roof Structures M.R. Barnes	115
16.3	Practical Applications of Program SUSP for Cable-Suspended Roofs T.T. Lan, T. Ji, H. Qian and R. Qian	127
16.4	Representation of Cables with Material Non-Linearity K.A. Kashani and A.J. Bell	133
17	FINITE ELEM,ENT ANALYSIS: TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS
17.1	The LUSAS Finite Element System and its Use in Civil Engineering S. Holsgrove, D.J. Irving, A.J. Kent and P. Lyons	141
17.2	A Generalized Winkler Boundary for Arch Dam Finite Element Analysis D. Ding	145
18	NON-LINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
18.1	Improved Convergence of the Influence Coefficient Method R. Carneiro de Barros	151
18.2	Truncated Newton Methods for Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis M. Papadrakakis and G.J. Gantes	159
18.3	Rationality of Nonlinear Analysis Y-B. Yang	169
19	GRAPHICS IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
19.1	Computer Aided Highway Design T.J. Nash and W.T. Bell	177
19.2	Computer Graphics in Civil Engineering Design Automation G.S. Craine	181
19.3	The Use of 3-D Fractal Models to Enhance Civil Engineering and Architectural Graphics H.P. Santo	187
19.4	The Development of CAD Drafting System for Structural Working Drawings T. Laisu, Z. Wanjin, L. Yuanyu, Z. Jisqian and J. Kewang	191
19.5	Integrating CAD for Complete Project Design Teams P.R. Purvis	197
20	CAD GRAPHICS: MESH GENERATION
20.1	Interactive Automatic Mesh Generator for Microcomputer T. Taniguchi	201
21	WATER AND PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING
21.1	Hydromaster: Keeps Track of Hydrological Data C. Jeffries, A.W. Wakelin and R.M. Ashley	209
21.2	Integral Design of Water Treatment Plant using a Personal Computer K. Vijayaratnam	215
22	SURVEYING TECHNIQUES
22.1	Development in Combined Survey and Design Methods for Cross Country Pipeline Work D.J. Gedge	219
22.2	Site Control and Setting-Out by Microcomputer H.P. Milne	225
23	PAVEMENT DESIGN
23.1	The Use of Microcomputers in the Design of Finite Sized Industrial Pavements J.W. Bull	229
23.2	Numerical Analysis of Plates on Nonlinear Subgrade G.A. Abdella, H.M. Hosny and M.O. Baz	235
24	DATA ACQUISITION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
24.1	A Low-Cost System for Monitoring the Intensity of Quarry Blast Vibrations T.D. Sloan	241
24.2	Digital Data Acquisition of Filing-Induced Ground Vibrations A.R. Selby, School of Engineering and Applied Science	247
24.3	Essential Monitoring for Essential Repairs Tay Road Bridge, Dundee S. Fyffe and J.W.S. Maxwell	253
24.4	The Development and Use of a Microcomputer based Data Acquisition System for Full-Scale Testing G. Regan and C. Southcombe	261
24.5	Some Aspects of Soil Mechanics Laboratory Computerisation A. Prince	269
24.6	The Use of Computers for Concrete Materials Analysis K.C. Hover	273
25	EDUCATION
25.1	The Use of Microcomputers for Self-Teaching of Civil Engineering Principles H. Aktan, S. Khasnabis and A. Gupta	279

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