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Preliminaries
1. Frameworks for Structural Analysis, F. Bontempi	1
2. Structural Design Inspired by Nature, T. Arciszewski and R. Kicinger	25
3. Evolutionary Computation and Visualisation as Decision Support Tools for Conceptual Building Design, Y. Rafiq, M. Beck, I. Packham and S. Denhan	49
4. Grid Technology in Civil Engineering, M. Dolenc, V. Stankovski and Z. Turk	75
5. Local Formulation for Geometrically Nonlinear Shell Elements based upon the Deformed Configuration, R. Levy and E. Gal	97
6. A Review of Nonlinear Analysis Models for Concrete Filled Tubular Columns, M.L. Romero, J.L. Bonet and S. Ivorra	119
7. Design of Aluminium Structures using Eurocode 9: Shells and Computers, J.W. Bull	143
8. Wind Field Simulation using Adaptive Tetrahedral Meshes, R. Montenegro, G. Montero, J.M. Escobar, E. Rodríguez and J.M. González-Yuste	159
9. Pavement Instrumentation Systems in Expansive Soils to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Stabilizers, A.J. Puppala and N. Intharasombat	187
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