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Preliminaries
I	KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
1	A Product Model for Collaborative Building Design I. Fahdah and W. Tizani
2	The Establishment of a Knowledge Base for Building Construction Technology H.C. Yang, Y.C. Shiau, S.W. Yeh, S.H. Yeh, S.M. Wang and J.Y. Tsai
3	A Way of Creating a Personal Knowledge Accumulator A.G. Razdolsky
4	Human-Machine Interfaces for Structural Engineers in a Problem Solving Environment H.K.M. van de Ruitenbeek and M.R. Beheshti
II	GENETIC ALGORITHMS IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
5	Enhancing the Search Space for Multiobjective Optimisation of Water Networks L.S. Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia, D.A. Savic and G.A. Walters
6	Optimal Restoration Scheduling under Uncertainty H. Furuta, S. Hotta and K. Nakatsu
7	Generation of Extended Uniform Latin Hypercube Designs of Experiments V.V. Toropov, S.J. Bates and O.M. Querin
III	SOFT COMPUTING TOOLS FOR STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION
8	A Simple Artificial Neural Network for Structural Re-Analysis in Planar Trusses H.M. Gomes, A. Molter and P.A.M. Lopes
9	Truss Topology Optimisation using Genetic Algorithms T.J. McCarthy and A. Fenwick
10	Optimum Geometry Design of Plane Trusses Supporting Distributed Loads using Genetic Algorithms A. Maheri and M.R. Maheri
11	Evolutionary Computing for Topology Optimization T. Burczynski, A. Poteralski and M. Szczepanik
12	Effects of Some Parameters in a Genetic Algorithm for Large Truss Structures T. Dede, S. Bekiroglu and Y. Ayvaz
13	Optimisation of Frames of a Milling Machine Tool using Genetic Algorithms and the Finite Element Method P. Wilk and J. Kosmol
14	Improving the Design of M-Shape Noise Barriers using the Boundary Element Method and Evolutionary Algorithms D. Greiner, J.J. Aznárez, O. Maeso and G. Winter
15	Optimizing the Collapse Behaviour of Tubes using Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms M. Shakeri and R. Mirzaeifar
16	Optimum Design of Arch Dams using a Combination of Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation and Genetic Algorithms J. Salajegheh, E. Salajegheh, S.M. Seyedpoor and S. Gholizadeh
IV	SOFT COMPUTING: DAMAGE, CONTROL AND SEISMIC ENGINEERING
17	Analysis of a Model of Damage Condition to Light Structures using Clamping and Pruning Techniques N.Y. Osman and K.J. McManus
18	A Real Coded Genetic Algorithm for Fault Diagnosis on Structures H.M. Gomes and N.R.S. Silva
19	Damage Detection in Structures Based on Soft Computing and Wave Propagation M. Orkisz and L. Ziemianski
20	Optimisation of Structures for Earthquake Loads by a Self-Organizing Neural System E. Salajegheh and S. Gholizadeh
21	Estimating Fragility Curves of Buildings using Genetic Algorithms F. Leon and G.M. Atanasiu
22	Semi-Active Fuzzy Control of a MR Damper on Structures by Genetic Algorithm Z.S. Huang, C. Wu and D.S. Hsu
23	Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation of Geostructures using Efficient Neural Network Models E.C. Georgopoulos, Y. Tsompanakis, N.D. Lagaros and P.N. Psarropoulos
V	SOFT COMPUTING: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
24	Prediction of Soil Compressibility using Nearest Neighbour Algorithms I.E.G. Davey-Wilson
VI	NEURAL NETWORKS: STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
25	Analysis of Elasto-Plastic Plates using Artificial Neural Networks S.T. Yousif and A.A. Abdul-Razzak
26	A Neural Network Modelling of Steel Joint Block Shear Capacity F. Rodrigues, L. Biondi Neto, P.C.G. da S. Vellasco, L.R.O. de Lima and M.M.B.R. Vellasco
27	Production of Chloride Ingress Profile with Neural Networks in Concrete with Various PC-PFA-MK Binder Compositions J. Bai and S. Wild
28	Determination of the Bond-Slip Law for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete using Computational Intelligence Techniques E.T. Fonseca, M.E.N. Tavares, L.T. Menezes and I.S. Moura
29	A Parametric Analysis of the Patch Load Behaviour using a Neuro-Fuzzy System E.T. Fonseca, P.C.G. da S. Vellasco, S.A.L. de Andrade and M.M.B.R. Vellasco
VII	NEURAL NETWORKS: CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
30	Application of Neural Networks for Wave Data Complement between Two Recording Stations C.P. Tsai, H.B. Chen and C.P. Yang
31	Using Neural Networks in the Selection of Optimal Equipment Combinations in Heavy Earth Moving Processes E.M. Elkassas, M.A. Elganainy and H.H. Elammary
VIII	NEURAL NETWORKS: MATERIALS MODELLING
32	Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Pore Structure of High Strength Concrete M.I. Khan
33	Parallel Multi-Objective Identification of Material Parameters for Concrete M. Leps
34	Approximation of Constitutive Parameters for Material Models using Artificial Neural Networks T. Most, G. Hofstetter, M. Hofmann, D. Novák and D. Lehký
35	Lifetime Prediction with Neural Networks S. Freitag, M. Beer, W. Graf and M. Kaliske
36	Neural Networks as Material Models within a Multiscale Approach J.F. Unger and C. Könke
IX	ANT COLONY OPTIMISATION
37	Resource-Constrained Scheduling using Ant Colony Optimization S. Christodoulou
38	Ant Colony Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers of Rectangular Hollow Section F. Martinez, V. Yepes, A. Hospitaler and F. Gonzalez-Vidosa
X	CELLULAR AUTOMATA
39	Simulation of Evacuation Behaviours in a Subway Station using Cellular Automata T. Madza, T. Goto and J. Arioka
XI	DATA MINING
40	Using Classification Rules to Develop a Predictive Indicator of Project Cost Overruns from Bidding Patterns T.P Williams and W. Chaovalitwongse
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