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Preliminaries
1	THE USE OF MICROCOMPUTERS IN THE DESIGN OFFICE
1.1	Recent and Future Developments in the Role of Microcomputers in the Design Office D. Taffs	1
1.2	Cost Benefit of Micro-Computers for the Consulting Engineer L.A. Aguilar	5
1.3	The Use of the Microcomputer in the Consulting Engineers Office: A users and a software developers viewpoint A.G. Antrobus	15
1.4	Microcomputers and Structural Engineering M.J. Fothergill	23
2	COMPUTER DRAFTING AND GRAPHICS
2.1	A Low Cost Drafting System for the Civil Engineer T.O. Maxwell	29
3	OFFSHORE ENGINEERING
3.1	Reliability Assessment of Offshore Platforms B.L. Eshpuniyani and S.C. Ram	36
3.2	Analysis of Fire Risk in Offshore Structures N.R. Copsey, P. Tong and L.P. Fokkow	43
4	EDUCATION
4.1	The Application of Computer-Aided Learning in an Overall Self-Learning System D. Brohn	53
5	GEOTECHNICAL, GROUNDWATER AND HYDROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
5.1	The Analysis of Some Consolidation Problems on a Microcomputer H.R. Thomas	61
5.2	Interactive Microcomputer Aided Design of Earth Dams B.H.V. Topping, M.C. Forde and C.H. Lee	70
5.3	Further Development of a Geotechnics Package for Micro-computers L.A. Wood	82
5.4	The Multiple Cell Method for the Simulation of Ground Water Flow I.M. Goodwill	89
5.5	Experience in the Use of Microcomputers for Rainfall Estimation and Drainage Design R.M. Ashley and C. Jefferies	98
6	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
6.1	The Elasto-Plastic Design of Steel Portal Frames Using a Micro-computer I.W. Burgess and R.J. Plank	110
6.2	The Use of Optimization Algorithms for Practical Microcomputer Aided Design D.J. Robinson and B.H.V. Topping	119
6.3	Interactive Design of Medium Rise Framed Structures K.A. Andam	129
6.4	Microcomputer Aided Design of Masonry Structures S.R. Davies and M. Barrie	139
6.5	Use of a Micro-Computer for Investigations into Design Methods for Reinforced Concrete Portal Frames K.G. Smith	146
6.6	Applications of Microcomputers to Job-Site Problems in Construction Safety G.T. Halvorsen and T.J. Parsons	156
6.7	An Interactive Program to Design Plywood Web Box Beams or I Beams F.R. Montgomery and R.K.H. Tam	166
7	CIVIL ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND COST CONTROL
7.1	Present and Future Uses of Microcomputers in Construction Management P.K. Barton	177
7.2	Is Camp for You? J.C. McIlwrath, J. Crawley and M.I. Reid	187
7.3	Structuring Project Information to Improve Cost Control on Civil Engineering Projects Using Micro Computers T. Pitt and T. Humphrey	198
7.4	Microcomputers on the Construction Site P.K. Barton	204
7.5	Project Financial-Economic Feasibility Analysis: Main-Frame vs. Micro Programming and Use L.H. Klotz	210
7.6	A Heuristic Method for Time Cost Trade Off in Precedence Networks M.M. Cusack and D. Richardson	220
8	BILLS OF QUANTITIES, MEASUREMENT AND SURVEYING
8.1	An Integrated Survey and Design Program J.C. McIlwrath and P.A. Murray	230
8.2	The Application of Micro-Computers to Cross-Country Pipeline Work (1) D.J. Gedge	238
8.3	The Application of Micro-Computers to Cross-Country Pipeline Work (2) R.J. Flew	252
8.5	Computer Aided Taking Off R. Wilding	267
8.6	Cab Sir? J.J. Gibson, J.C. McIlwrath and M.I. Reid	274
9	REAL TIME APPLICATIONS - DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING
9.1	No Man is an iland, Intire of it selfe... R.H.B. Winder	283
9.2	Microcomputer-Based Technique for Non-Destructive Testing of Rock Anchors H.W. Whittington and M.C. Forde	288
9.3	A Modern Data Collection System and its Interfacing Requirements R.H. Scott, P.A.T. Gill and M. Munro	297
9.4	The Growth of MOSS S. Heatherington	255
9.4	A Contactless Rutmeter for Road Maintenance Purposes H.J.H. Baillie, J. Mallon, D. McGlade and L.M. McCullough	308
9.5	Data Collection and Analysis in Building Engineering R.T. Lewis	317
9.6	Computer Controlled Experiments Aboard a Large Centrifuge W.H. Craig	330
9.7	The Use of Microcircuits in a Computer Controlled System for the Measurement of the Electrical Resistivity of Concrete J.G. Wilson, H.W. Whittington and M.C. Forde	336
9.8	LEAP5 - A Structural Analysis Program Designed for Development D.J. Leal and C.H. Starr	351

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