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Preliminaries
1	MESH GENERATION AND GEOMETRIC REPRESENTATION
1.1	A Review of Mesh Generation N.P. Weatherill	1
1.2	Derivation of Appropriate Idealisations in Finite Element Modelling C.G. Armstrong, R.J. Donaghy and S.J. Bridgett	11
1.3	Three Dimensional Geometric Modelling based on NURBS: A Review E. Dimas and D. Briassoulis	21
1.4	Flow Modelling using Quadtrees and Multigrid Techniques C. Gaspar	31
2	ADAPTIVITY AND ERROR ESTIMATORS
2.1	Improved Eigenfrequencies and Eigenmodes in Free Vibration Analysis N.-E. Wiberg, R. Bausys and P. Hager	43
2.2	A Posteriori Error Estimation in Constitutive Law for Acoustic Finite Element Analysis P. Bouillard and G. Warzee	55
2.3	Aspects of Hierarchical h-Adaptive Dynamic Analyses J. Riccius and K. Schweizerhof	61
2.4	An Adaptive Multigrid Algorithm for Finite Element Analysis of Plates S. Lopez and S. Fortino	71
2.5	Adaptive Control for Time-Dependent Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis P. Ladeveze and N. Moes	79
2.6	Quasi-Regional Mapping for the p-Version of the Finite Element Method Gy. Kiralyfalvi and B.A. Szabo	93
2.7	Polynomial Representations with Built-in Field Equations for Patch Recovery Procedures J. Aalto and M. Aman	109
2.8	Displacement based Continuous Stress Recovery Procedure D. Mijuca, Z. Draskovic and M. Berkovic	127
2.9	Built-in Field Equations for Patch Recovery Procedures using Weighted Residuals J. Aalto and M. Perala	135
2.10	A Hierarchical Adaptive Finite Element Strategy for Elastic-Plastic Problems H. Cramer, M. Rudolph, G. Steinl and W. Wunderlich	151
2.11	The Analysis and Design of Stiffened Shell Structures using Automatic Adaptive Mesh Generation and Error Estimators J.W. Bull, L.Y. Li and P. Bettess and T. Bond	161
2.12	Nonlinear Adaptive Analysis and Animation via Quasi-Newton Approach O. Ohtmer	167
3	ELEMENT TECHNOLOGY
3.1	Numerical Implementation of Hybrid-Trefftz Displacement Elements J.A. Teixeira de Freitas and C. Cismasiu	179
3.2	Universal Serendipity Elements with Unequally Spaced Edge Nodes M. Utku	189
3.3	Formulation of Hybrid-Trefftz Displacement Elements J.A. Teixeira de Freitas and C. Cismasiu	195
4	FINITE ANALYSIS OF PLATE AND SHELL STRUCTURES
4.1	Efficient 3-Node Shear Deformable Plate/Shell Elements - An Almost Hopeless Undertaking C. Hausser and E. Ramm	203
4.2	A Survey in the Definition of Transverse Displacement for Discrete Reissner-Mindlin Plate Elements R.M. Sydenstricker and L. Landau	217
4.3	A Super-B-Spline Finite Element Method for Buckling and Vibration Analysis of Plates S. Wang	231
4.4	Modelling General Shell Configurations with a Four-Node Shell Element D. Briassoulis	237
5	TECHNIQUES FOR THE SOLUTION OF LARGE SCALE PROBLEMS
5.1	A Graph Theoretical Method for Frontwidth Reduction A. Kaveh and G.R. Roosta	245
5.2	A Unified Set of Algorithms for Profile and Wavefront Reduction of Sparse Matrices with a Symmetric Structure S.R.P. Medeiros, P.M. Pimenta, P. Goldenberg and R.M.L.R.F. Brasil	255
5.3	Bandwidth Optimization for Rectangular Matrices A. Kaveh and A. Mokhtar-zadeh	263
5.4	Fast Iterative Solvers for Finite Element Analysis in General and Shell Analysis in Particular P. Saint-Georges, G. Warzee, Y. Notay and R. Beauwens	273
6	FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOMECHANIC PROBLEMS
6.1	Analysis of Discontinuities in Geomechanics with Joint Elements M.H.F. Melao Barros and M. Eugenia Rocha	283
6.2	Damping of Tubes Filled with Granular Materials: A Non-Conservative Dynamic Stiffness Analysis J.M. Bourinet and D. Le Houedec	289
6.3	Finite Element Analyses of Vertical Anchor Wall Behaviour in Clay Backfill E.A. Dickin and G.J.W. King	301
7	NON-LINEAR SOLUTION AND TRANSIENT DYNAMIC SOLUTION PROCEDURES
7.1	A Large Time Increment Approach for Thermo-Mechanical Problems J.Y. Cognard, P. Ladeveze and P. Talbot	309
8	MATERIALS MODELLING
8.1	Rate-Dependent Smeared Crack Model in Transient Dynamic Analyses Z. Ren and N. Bicanic	319
8.2	Numerical Analysis of the Plain Concrete Model Predicition for Non-Proportional Loading Paths A. Winnicki and Cz. Cichon	331
8.3	The Bipotential Approach: Some Applications M. Hjiaj, G. De Saxce and N.-E. Abriak	341
9	FINITE ELEMENT STUDIES FOR ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE
9.1	The Numerical Modelling of Camouflets to Determine their Effect on Overlaying Runways J.W. Bull and C.H. Woodford	349
9.2	Finite Element Analysis for Seismic Damage Prediction of a Retrofitted Masonry Building M.A. Haroun, H. Bhatia and E.H. Ghoneam	357
9.3	Vibration of Varying Thickness Circular Cylinders under Uniform External Pressure C.T.F. Ross, M.W. Taylor and W.D. Richards	363
9.4	Simplified Procedure for the Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Bridges F. Montans and E. Alarcon	371
9.5	Design of a Vibration Isolating Screen G. De Roeck, G. Degrande, W. Dewulf, P. Van de Broeck and M. Verlinden	379
9.6	Nonlinear Analysis for the Design of RC Plates and Shells U. Wittek and R. Meiswinkel	387
9.7	The Modelling of Continuous Concrete Surfacing Overlaying the Repair of Craters in Airfield Runways J.W. Bull and C.H. Woodford	395
9.8	BMM for Long-Term Bridge Deterioration by Dynamic Structural Analysis System H. Alaylioglu and A. Alaylioglu	405
9.9	Neutral Axis Variation in Bridge Decks E.J. O'Brien and D.L. Keogh	421
9.10	Finite Element Modelling of Driven Notch Behaviour in Polymer Z.W. Guan	429
9.11	Collapse of Thick-Walled Circular Conical Shells under External Pressure C.T.F. Ross and D. Sawkins	437
10	VISUALISATION OF THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
10.1	Visualization of FE-Data, Interactively and on Video H. Tagnfors	443

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