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Preliminaries
1	PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
1.1	The Impact of Information Technology on the Structural Engineering Profession P. Gardner	1
1.2	Development of a Regulatory Framework for the Use of Computer-Aided Design Systems C.J. Anumba and N.F.O. Evbuomwan	7
2	MODELS FOR STRUCTURAL AND BUILDING ENGINEERING DESIGN
2.1	Collaboration Models for Building Engineering R. Fruchter and T. Khedro	15
2.2	An Object-Oriented System for Detailed Building Design J.D. Biedermann	25
2.3	Formal Specification and Prototyping of a Building Description Language J.N. Oliveira	37
3	CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
3.1	A Decision Support System for Conceptual Bridge Design G.E. Price, C.J. Moore and J.C. Miles	53
4	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
4.1	A Computationally Efficient and Practical Methodology for Analysis of Bridge Superstructures T.E. Fenske, M. Yener, D. Liu and S.M. Fenske	59
4.2	An Information Base for Design Checking A. Neilson, B. Kumar and I.A. McLeod	65
4.3	Design of Semi-Rigid Steel Frames with or without Infill Panels A. Nadjai and P. Kirby	71
4.4	A New Approach to the Design and Checking of Reinforced Concrete Sections M.Y. Rafiq and D.J. Easterbrook	83
5	COMPUTER AIDED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
5.1	Optimum Design of Reinforced Concrete Frames According to BS 8110 A. Al-Tamimi and M.P. Saka	91
5.2	Optimization of Steel Girder Bridges: Comparison of ASD, LFD and LRFD Design Philosophies T.E. Fenske and M. Yener	101
5.3	Integration of CAD Systems for Concrete Bridges J.P. Gutierrez and A. Recuerdo	109
6	MODELLING FOR STRUCTURAL DESIGN
6.1	Grillage Analysis of Waffle Slab Structures at Edge Column Panel A.F. Hussein	117
6.2	Micro-Computer Program for Predicting Structural Form and Behaviour of the Triangularly Folded Plate Barrel Vault G. Singh, N. Mwitta and B.M. Das	125
7	FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
7.1	A Preliminary Forensic Model of Impact-Damaged Lamp Posts using an Explicit Finite Element Code K.G. Smith, T.C.K. Molyneaux, C.J. Cronin and A. Yassin-Kassab	133
7.2	Strength Assessment of Existing Deck Slab of a Jetty Berth by using Finite Element Analysis K. Nag	141
7.3	A PC based FE Model for Identification of Static Behaviour of a Highway Bridge H. Alaylioglu, A. Alaylioglu, C.E. Ackerman and E. van der Merwe	153
8	COMPARISON OF NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES WITH MODEL AND LABORATORY STUDIES
8.1	Non-Linear Vibrations of Ring-Stiffened Conical Shells under External Water Pressure C.T.F. Ross and A. Seers	169
8.2	Inelastic Instability of Thin-Walled Conical Shells under External Pressure C.T.F. Ross and A. Seers	177
8.3	Punching in Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs with Holes R.B. Gomes and M.A.S. Andrade	185
8.4	The Dynamic Response of a Brickwork Arch Bridge A. Bensalem, D. Reid and A. Sibbald	195
8.5	The Measurement of Young's Modulus of Living Trees K. Roodbaraky and H.J. Roodbaraky	201
8.6	Stress Analysis of Rubber Bearings through Finite Element Modelling M. Imbimbo and A. De Luca	207
8.7	Finite Element Analysis of Concrete Block Masonry Prisms F.M. Khalaf	215
8.8	Precast Concrete Pavement Units for Airfields: The Final Analysis of the Laboratory and Numerical Results J.W. Bull	223
9	GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES
9.1	A User Interface for Engineering Decision Support in the Fabrication-Led Design of Tubular Trusses K.O. Yusuf, W.M.K. Tizani and T.J. McCarthy	229
10	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR STRUCTURAL CONTROL
10.1	Bridge Vibration Suppression using Semi Active Vibration Absorbers (SAVA) W.N. Patten, Q. He, J. Hu and R.L. Sack	237
11	RELIABILITY ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT
11.1	Computer Simulation in Structural Mechanics and in Environmental Problems E. Bielewicz, H. Walukiewicz and J. Gorski	245
12	DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES
12.1	Design and Analytical Aspects of Very Wide Span Flexible Surface Structures M.R. Barnes and C.J.K. Williams	253
13	MODELLING OF STRUCTURES FOR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
13.1	Finite Element Modelling of Guyed Antenna Towers Y.M.F. Wahba, M.K.S. Madugula and G.R. Monforton	261
13.2	Finite Element Analysis of Earthquake-Loaded Heritage Structures Including a Case Study using a U.K. Building K.G. Smith and P. Christoforidis	269
13.3	Classification of Individual Unreinforced Masonry Buildings Considering their Seismic Vulnerability E. Dumova-Jovanoska and L. Denkovska	279
13.4	Seismic Protection of Skew Slab Bridges with Rubber Bearings and Dynamic Absorbers M. Klasztorny	285
13.5	Three Dimensional Seismic Behaviour of Pipelines Buried in Backfilled Trenches M. Tehrani-Zadeh	295

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