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Preliminaries
1	ANALYSIS OF MECHANISMS
1.1	Motion Analysis using a Logic-based Modeling Approach D. Jonson, J. DeBeer and N. Diya	1
1.2	Load Effects on the Relative Positions of Links in Mechanisms Considering Joint Clearance M. Younes, A. Potiron and P. Dalsanto	9
2	MESHLESS METHODS
2.1	Collocation Method for Coupling of FE and EFG Q.Z. Xiao, P. Boyd and M. Dhanasekar	17
2.2	The Alpha-Shapes-based Natural Element Method E. Cueto and M. Doblaré	23
3	BOUNDARY ELEMENTS
3.1	Trefftz Boundary Element Formulation for Sound Vibration J. Sladek, V. Sladek and R. Van Keer	31
3.2	Thermoviscoplastic BEM Analysis of Stress Concentration Problems in Metallic Structures C.P. Providakis	39
3.3	Automatic Crack Growth Prediction in Three Dimensional Structures R.A. Adey, J. Baynham and S. Mellings	45
3.4	Axisymmetric Indentation Analyses by the Rigid-Plastic Domain-Boundary Element Method Y.-M. Guo and K. Nakanishi	53
3.5	Crack Propagation by Manifold and Singular Boundary Element Method G.X. Zhang, Y. Sugiura, H. Hasegawa and F.Q. Chen	61
4	THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD AND THE BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD
4.1	Domain Decomposition by Coupling of Finite Element Method and Boundary Element Method E. Schnack, S. Szikrai and K. Türke	69
4.2	Finite Elements Derived from Symmetrical Boundary Elements M. Mazza and M. Aristodemo	75
4.3	A Finite Element Method-boundary Element Method Formulation Applied to Plate-Pile-Soil Interaction Problems A.V. Mendonça and J.B. de Paiva	81
4.4	Elasto-plastic Analysis for Infinite and Semi-Infinite Problems using an Overlapping Iterative Coupled FEM and BEM W.M. Elleithy and H.J. Al-Gahtani	89
5	DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE METHOD
5.1	GDQ, EDQ, DQEM, GDQEM, GCDQEM, DQFDM and DQFEM for Computational Mechanics Problems C-N. Chen	99
5.2	Differential Quadrature Element Method with Explicitly Computed Weighting Coefficients for Fourth-Order Equations S-H. Park and J-H. Kim	115
6	DYNAMICS PROBLEMS
6.1	First Applications of the Variational Theory of Complex Rays to Forced Vibrations of Plates in the Medium-Frequency Range L. Arnaud, P. Ladevèze and C. Blanzé	121
6.2	A Computational Method for Free Transverse-Vibration Analysis of Stepped-Beams K. Abhary and A. Nourbakhsh	129
6.3	Physical Parameter Modifications for Specified Frequencies M.S. Djoudi and H. Bahai	135
6.4	Component Modal Synthesis Method in Physical Space N. Bouhaddi and P. Schiavone	141
6.5	Aeroelastic Analysis Program for Turbomachines R. Srivastava, M.A. Bakhle, T.G. Keith Jr. and D. Hoyniak	149
6.6	Generalising Direct Time-Stepping Algorithms for Transient Problems in Solid Mechanics S. Modak and E.D. Sotelino	161
7	STOCHASTIC METHODS OF ANALYSIS
7.1	On the Random Eigenvalue Problem H.J. Pradlwarter, G.S. Székély and G.I. Schüller	173
7.2	Implemented Moments Approximation Technique for the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Equation Solution A. Baratta and O. Corbi	181
8	ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE AND CRACKING
8.1	Fracture Propagation from Deviated Wellbores C.Y. Dong and C.J. de Pater	189
8.2	Simulation of Hydrostatic Fracture in Orthotropic Material by Lattice Modelling O.J. Gastebled, M.A.N. Hendriks and J.W.P. de Bont	197
8.3	Service-Life Estimation of Contacting Mechanical Elements in Regard to Pitting Z. Ren and S. Glodez	203
9	CONTACT AND CONTACT DETECTION
9.1	Numerical Modelling of Three Dimensional Divided Structure by the Non-Smooth Contact Dynamics Method: Application to Masonry Structures V. Acary and M. Jean	211
9.2	A Computational Tool for 3d Computation of Real Assembly or Shock Attenuator H. Lemoussu, P. Ladevèze and P.A. Boucard	223
9.3	A Finite Element Study of Stress Distribution in Textiles with Bagging X. Zhang, Y. Li, K.W. Yeung, M. Yao and L.X. Kong	235
9.4	Contact Detection and Enforcement Techniques for the Simulation of Membrane Structures in Motion J. Muylle and B.H.V. Topping	243
9.5	Analysis of Masonry Structures Modelled with Rigid Blocks and Unilateral Elastic Contact Constraints S. Briccoli Bati, M. Paradiso and G. Tempesta	257
10	FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
10.1	Efficient Iteration Schemes for Nonlinear Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems H. Matthies and J. Steindorf	263
10.2	On a Coupled Elastic-fluid Problem with a Moving Boundary V.R. Voller, E. Detournay and A. Savitski	269
11	COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
11.1	Development, Application and Verification of a Numerical Model for Spatial and Temporal Rain Load Distribution B. Blocken and J. Carmeliet	275
11.2	Combined Approach based on LES, FDM and CAD Specifications for Solving CFD Problems V.V. Chudanov, A.E. Aksenova, V.A. Pervichko and I.G. Plotnikova	285
11.3	Solution-Adaptive Finite-Volume Method for Calculating Unsteady Shocked Flows K. Matsuno and Y. Sato	291
11.4	Mathematical Modelling of the CFD Problems on the Basis of the Splitting Up Method V.M. Kovenya and A.S. Lebedev	297
11.5	Three Dimensional Analysis of Air Flow in a Curved Converging Channel L.X. Kong and R.A. Platfoot	303
11.6	Explicit and Implicit Parallel Upwind Monotone Residual Distribution Solver for the Time Dependent Ideal 3D Magnetohydrodynamic Equations on Unstructured Grids A. Csik, H. De Sterck, M. Ricchiuto, S. Poedts, H. Deconinck and D. Roose	311

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