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Preliminaries
1	PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ISSUES
1.1	The Business Case for Computer Aided Engineering P. Gardner	1
1.2	The Use of Computers in Teaching 'Real World' Structural Engineering D.J. Easterbrook and M.Y. Rafiq	9
2	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
2.1	The Theories of Graphs and Matroids as a Generalization for Analysis of Structures O. Shai	15
3	ANALYSIS OF STEEL STRUCTURES
3.1	Aspects of the Dynamic Behaviour of Steel Members M.D. Heywood and G.H. Little	27
3.2	Problems in the Plastic Design of Steel Sway Frames A.G. Kamtekar, G.H. Little and A. Cunningham	41
3.3	Collapse Analysis of Semi-Rigid Frames under Non-Proportional Loads B.H.M. Chan, L.X. Fang and S.L. Chan	49
3.4	A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation into Cold-Formed Channel Sections in Bending with the Unstiffened Flanges in Compression R.G. Beale, M.H.R. Godley and V. Enjily	53
4	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF CONNECTIONS
4.1	Numerical Modelling of Semi-Rigid Boltless Connectors F.D. Markazi, R.G. Beale and M.H.R. Godley	59
5	FUZZY ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
5.1	Fuzzy Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Existing Structures G. Cristea	65
6	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO SPECIAL LOADING CONDITIONS
6.1	Behaviour of Brickwork Structures Subjected to Elevated Temperatures A. Nadjai, D.J. O'Connor and M. O'Gara	79
7	EARTHQUAKE AND SEISMIC PROBLEMS
7.1	The Effect of Panel Zone Flexibility and P-Delta on the Seismic Response of Steel Moment Resisting Frames A.M. Osman, S.A. Mourad, A.A. Rashed and A.A. Hashem	87
7.2	Elastic-Plastic Seismic Behaviours of Elevated Steel Bridges under Strong Ground Motions W.X. Ren and M. Obata	103
7.3	Theoretical and Numerical Models for the Prediction of Surface Ground Vibration on an Elastic Layer Over a Rigid Foundation G. Mesgouez, O. Laghrouche, D. Le Houédec and D.V. Jones	111
7.4	Analysis and Preliminary Design of Isolated Bridges Considering Soil-Structure Interaction J.-P. Pu, F.-M. Ting and H.-C. Wu	119
7.5	Numerical Investigation of the Jacketing Rectangular Column for Seismic Retrofitting M. Tehranizadeh	129
7.6	Seismic Behaviour of Completely Overlap Tubular Joints T.C. Fung, C.K. Soh and Q. Fei	139
7.7	Dynamic Parameter Identification of Isolation Systems J.-P. Pu and W.-R. Lan	147
8	ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS
8.1	Pavement Performance Modelling: State of the Art A. Ferreira, L. Picado-Santos and A. Antunes	157
8.2	The Effect on the Fatigue Life of an Airfield Runway When a Large Void beneath a Runway is Left Unfilled, or is Filled J.W. Bull and C.H. Woodford	165
8.3	On the Interaction Diagrams for the Composite Sections of Nonlinear Geometries M. Mofid and M.R. Shadnam	175
8.4	Infinite Cylinder with a Transverse Crack and Two Rigid Inclusions under Axial Tension M.E. Toygar and M.R. Geçit	179
8.5	The Buckling of a Carbon-Fibre Corrugated Circular Cylinder under External Hydrostatic Pressure A.P.F. Little and C.T.F. Ross	189
8.6	Inelastic Instability of Circular Corrugated Cylinders under External Hydrostatic Pressure C.T.F. Ross, G.A. Waterman and A. Terry	197
8.7	Collapse of Dome Cup Ends under External Hydrostatic Pressure C.T.F. Ross and A. Gill-Carson	203
9	ANALYSIS OF FLUID FLOW PROBLEMS
9.1	Prediction of Two and Three Dimensional Turbulent Free Surface Flows K.H.M. Ali and O.A. Karim	211
9.2	Adaptive Least Squares Finite Element Method M.H. Afshar	223
10	CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING
10.1	Using Software to Monitor Performance in Construction Projects J. Christian and A. Cariappa	229
10.2	Towards a Framework for Project Risk Knowledge Management in the Construction Supply Chain J.H.M. Tah and V. Carr	235
10.3	Assessment of Risks Caused by Owners Delayed Payments on Contractors Cash Flow N. Boudawana and S. Alkas	247
10.4	Managing the Design of Structures in a Mega Project R. Abeysinghe, G. Konstantinidis and S. Lambropoulos	255
10.5	Requirements for the Active Reconstruction of Impact Claims Documentation M.M. Hammad and S. Alkass	265
11	ROBOTICS
11.1	Robots for Pipe Inspection and Repair K. Schilling and H. Roth	275

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