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Preliminaries
1. Pathway to the Future of Simulation and Learning, A.K. Noor	1
2. On the State-Of-The-Art of Finite Element Procedures and a Meshless Technique, J.-F. Hiller, S. De and K.J. Bathe	23
3. Quality Assurance in the Numerical Simulation of Mechanical Systems, B.A. Szabo	51
4. Recent Advances in Finite Element Templates, C.A. Felippa	71
5. Reliability of Finite Element Methods for Thin Shells, D. Chapelle	99
6. Hybrid Stress Elements for Accurate Solution of Elasticity Problems with Traction-Free Segments, B.L. Karihaloo and Q.Z. Xiao	109
7. Inverse Methods Applied to Metal Forming Processes, L. Fourment and J.L. Chenot	127
8. Finite Element Methods in Micromechanics of Composites and Foam Materials, F.G. Rammerstorfer and H.J. Böhm	145
9. Modelling and Design of Laminated Composite Structures with Integrated Sensors and Actuators, C.A. Mota Soares, C.M. Mota Soares and V.M. Franco Correia	165
10. Optimal Design and Active Control for Orthotropic Two-Dimensional Structures, C. Cinquini	187
11. Issues in the Design of Computational Software Technology for the Simulation of Closely Coupled Multi-Physics Processes on Parallel Systems, M. Cross, C. Baily, K. Pericleous, T.N. Croft and G. Taylor	205
12. Large-Scale Aerospace Simulations using Unstructured Grid Technology, N.P. Weatherill, K. Morgan, O. Hassan and J.W. Jones	219
13. A Time Domain Finite Volume Algorithm for Electromagnetic Scattering Simulation, K. Morgan, O. Hassan, K.A. Sorenson and N.P. Weatherill	245
14. Instability Analysis of Fluid-Solid Systems, X. Wang	261
15. Recent Developments in Structural Computational Stochastic Mechanics, G.I. Schuëller	281
16. Advances in Life-Cycle Reliability-Based Technology for Design and Maintenance of Structural Systems, D.M. Frangopol	311
17. Health Monitoring of Civil Engineering Structures, G. De Roeck	329
18. Hydraulic and Structural Stability of Concrete Armor Units, J.W. Tedesco and W.G. McDougal	353
19. The Rational Krylov Algorithm for Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems, P. Hager and N.E. Wiberg	379
20. Topology and Shape Structural Optimization that Minimizes Maximum Stress and Maximizes Stiffness, G. Steven, Q. Li and Y.M. Xie	403
21. Advances in Computational Methods for Large-Scale Structural Optimization, M. Papadrakakis and N.D. Lagaros	431
22. Classifier Systems, Cellular Automata and Computational Intelligence: Applications in Multidisciplinary Synthesis, P. Hajela	451
23. Neural Networks in Structural Engineering: Some Recent Results and Prospects for Applications, Z. Waszczyszyn	479

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