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Preliminaries
1	ADAPTIVITY AND ERROR ESTIMATES IN NONLINEAR MECHANICS
1.1	Error Estimator and Time-Space Parameters Optimization for Finite Element Non-Linear Computation L. Gallimard, P. Ladeveze and J.P. Pelle	1
1.2	Elastic and Ultimate State Design Tools for Stiffened Shell Structures J.W. Bull, P. Bettess, T. Bond and I. Applegarth	11
2	NON-LINEAR SOLUTION TECHNIQUES
2.1	The Effect of a Sparse Solver in LS-NIKE3D K.N. Chiang, B.L. Shyu and H.H. Fu	17
2.2	An Elasto-Plastic Formulation for Thin Walled Structures B.A. Izzuddin and D. Lloyd Smith	23
2.3	The Equilibrium Path Determination in Nonlinear Analysis of Structures T. Sokol and M. Witkowski	35
2.4	A Numerical Approach to Exact Finite Elements in Nonlinear Analysis of Bar Structures Z. Waszczyszyn and M. Janus-Michalska	47
2.5	Numerical Experiments with Algorithms for Variational Inequalities in Mechanics H.J.C. Barbosa, F.M.P. Raupp and C.C.H. Borges	55
2.6	Finite Element Analysis of Membrane Cable Reinforced Structures at Large Deformations M. Stanuszek and J. Orkisz	67
2.7	Geometrically Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Curved Euler Beam K.M. Hsiao and R.T. Yang	77
3	GEOMETRICAL NON-LINEARITY
3.1	Mode-Injection for the Analysis of through Cracks in Pressurized Fuselages H.A.J. Knops and E. Riks	83
3.2	A Large Time Increment Approach for Large Displacement Problems P.A. Boucard, P. Ladeveze, M. Poss and P. Rougee	99
4	CONCRETE MODELLING
4.1	Size Effects in Structural Concrete: A Numerical Experiment M.D. Kotsovos and M.N. Pavlovic	109
4.2	Adaptive Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frames B.A. Izzuddin	119
4.3	Monte Carlo Analysis of Tall Concrete Structures M. Koutsoukis and A.J. Beasley	129
4.4	Computational Modelling of Shock-Wave Propagation in Reinforced Concrete S.J. Eibl and W. Wunderlich	135
5	MODELLING OF MASONRY STRUCTURES
5.1	Numerical Strategies for Solving Continuum Damage Problems Involving Softening: Application to the Homogenization of Masonry P. Pegon and A. Anthoine	143
6	GRANULAR MATERIALS
6.1	The Application of the Implicit Standard Material to the Non Standard Plasticity of Granular Materials G. de Saxce and L. Bousshine	159
6.2	Influence of Fabric Change on Granular Material Response T.P. Chang, C.L. Liao and B.H. Chen	169
7	COMPOSITES
7.1	Finite Element Analysis of Thick Thermosetting Matrix Composite Curing Process S. Yi, H.H. Hilton and M.F. Ahmad	177
7.2	Delamination Growth Simulation with a Moving Mesh Technique S. Rinderknecht and B. Kroplin	187
7.3	On a Computational Method for Wave Propagation in Multi-Laminated Structures D.A. Sotiropoulos and C.G. Sifniotopoulos	199
7.4	Coupling of a Micromechanically based Void Growth Model with a Macrocrack Model for the Simulation of Damage Evolution in Ductile Materials C. Könke	205
7.5	Matrix Damage Analysis of Fibrous Composites Y.W. Kwon and J.M. Berner	221
7.6	Finite Element Model for Structures with Thin Fibre Reinforced Layers J. Jagusch, N. Gebbeken, M. Kaliske and H. Rothert	229
7.7	Transverse Normal Strains in the Nonlinear Analysis of Composite Laminates Y. Basar and Y. Ding	237
7.8	Vibrations of Laminated Beams A.D. Campos and A.E.A. Kurban	243
7.9	Improved Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Layered Composite Structures using Third-Order Theory S. Maksimovic and M. Komnenovic	251
7.10	Vibration of Bonded Plates C.C. Lin, R.C. Chu and T.C. Ko	263
7.11	Stability and Vibration Analysis of Composite Plates by the Semi-Analytical Method T. Kermanidis and G. Labeas	273
8	DESIGN OF COMPOSITES
8.1	Iterative and Direct Techniques for Three Dimensional Homogenization of Periodic Inelastic Composites C.C. Swan	279
9	FRACTURE MECHANICS
9.1	Fracture Mechanics Tools for Structural Design and Analysis H. Talja, H. Raiko and T.P.J. Mikkola	291
9.2	Fast Propagation of Strong Discontinuities A.G. Varias	303
9.3	Analysis of Cracked Beams by the Transfer Matrix Method T. Kermanidis and G.A. Labeas	311

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