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Preliminaries
1	SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
1.1	The Production of Interactive Engineering Design Software using Borland Delphi P.F. McCombie and J. Penman	1
2	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF BUILDING STRUCTURES
2.1	The Use of Rules of Thumb and Simple Calculations for the Checking of Computer Simulations of Building Structures B. Grew and A.H. Boussabaine	9
2.2	Coupling Effect of Flat Slabs for Shearwall Systems E.M. Abdou, S.A. Mourad, M.I. Amer and A.Y. Akl	13
2.3	Development and Application of a Simplified Procedure for Lateral Load Analysis of Asymmetric Buildings S. Wilkinson and D. Thambiratnam	23
2.4	Concrete-Steel Plate Interface Characteristics for Composite Construction S.P. Chiew, Y.X. Dong and C.K. Soh	35
2.5	The Influence of Repaired Coupling Beams in Coupled Shear Walls A. Nadjai, D. Johnson and A.I. Abutair	41
2.6	How Safe to Strip? D. Johnson	47
2.7	The Evaluation of Strength Reduction Factors in Multi-DOF Systems A. Nicknam, M.R. Sabeti and A. Shahbazian Ahari	53
3	DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES
3.1	Dynamic Behaviour of Space Structures using Models of Different Pattern Density M.A. Saeedi and M.A. Barkhordari	59
3.2	Nonlinear Vibration of a Beam with Fixed Ends P.H. McDonald	65
3.3	Robust Reliability of Dynamically Loaded Beam on an Uncertain Foundation Y. Ben-Haim, L. Fryba and N. Yoshikawav	71
3.4	Modal Combination Methods in Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamics S. Benfratello and G. Muscolino	77
4	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF SPACE, FABRIC AND TENSION STRUCTURES
4.1	A New Analytic and Numerical Basis for the Form-Finding and Analysis of Spline and Grid-Shell Structures S. Adriaenssens, M.R. Barnes and C.J.K. Williams	83
4.2	Static and Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of Prestressed Cable Nets with Flexible Supports I. Talvik	91
4.3	Geometric Nonlinear Analysis of Pantograph Structures M.A. Barkhordari and A. Jafarvand	99
4.4	Study of Numerical Representation of Constant Surface Stress Forms of Tension Membranes W.J. Lewis	107
4.5	Factors Affecting the Strength of the 14FTC-U Timber Space-Frame Connector A. Zingoni	113
4.6	New CAD Tools for the Conception of Fabric Structures F. Sindel, T. Baranger and P. Trompette	123
5	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
5.1	Experimental based Improving of the Bridge Structures Calculation Models A. Strukelj, M. Skrinar, G. Lipnik, B. Kovacic and L.V. Strukelj	133
5.2	Analysis of Steel Box Girder Bridges Considering Concrete Slab Casting Sequence H.-G. Kwak, Y.-J. Seo and C.-M. Jung	145
5.3	Elasto-Plastic Response of Uniformly Loaded Sector Plates: Full-Section Yield Model Predictions and Spread of Plasticity G.J. Turvey and M. Salehi	157
5.4	Pretwisted Bars in Bracing Systems R. Abbasnia and M.R. Shadnam	171
6	COMPUTERS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
6.1	A Discussion of Approaches to Programming Slope Stability Analysis P.F. McCombie	177
6.2	Geotechnical Analysis with the Computer Package B4 M. Skrinar	185
6.3	On the Dynamic Response of a Beam on a Tensionless Elastic Foundation M. Mofid and M.R. Shadnam	193
6.4	The Behaviour of Short Pier Foundations Subject to Lateral Load in Cohesionless Soil E.A. Dickin, G.J.W. King and M. Laman	197
6.5	Analysis and Design of a 60m Diameter Ring Beam for a Sheet Pile Cofferdam I.D. Lefas and V.N. Georgiannou	205
6.6	Advanced Numerical Modelling of Terzaghi's Superposition Theory for Embedded Granular Foundations P.K. Woodward	211
6.7	A Critical Examination of Dynamic Shear Modulus Vrs. Shear Strain Relationships for Municipal Solid Waste S. Singh	219
7	DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING
7.1	Using Excel Macros for Data Processing D.G. Toll	223
7.2	Design and Development of a PC-Based Real-Time Strain Data Acquisition System H.G. Melhem, V.K. Bhuvanagiri and X. Yu	229
7.3	A Data Acquisition and Control System for Geotechnical Testing D.G. Toll	237
7.4	Using the Laser Geodetical Equipment Controlled by Computer B. Kovacic, G. Lipnik and A. Strukelj	243

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