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Preliminaries
1	FRAME STRUCTURES
1.1	Crack Identification in Structures P.G. Nikolakopoulos, D.E. Katsareas and C.A. Papadopoulos	1
1.2	Automatic Collapse Load Analysis of Regular Plane Frames using the Force Method K.V. Spiliopoulos and P.G. Souliotis	9
1.3	A Small Combinatorial Problem - Failure Load Analysis of Rigid Frames A. Miyamura, Y. Kohama and T. Takada	17
1.4	Lateral Stiffness of Plane Reinforced Concrete Frame A.B. Shuraim	25
2	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF BRIDGES
2.1	Rapid Preliminary Assessment of Bending Moments in Bridge Decks M.J. Ryall and N. Papassotiriou	37
2.2	The Kantorovich - Finite Difference Method and its Application to Bridge Structures J.Q. Zhao, M.S. Cheung and S.F. Ng	43
2.3	Automatic Design of Prestressed Bridge Decks A. Samartin and M.A. Utrilla	47
2.4	Comparison of Results from Vibration Testing and Finite Element Analysis of a Highway Bridge O.S. Salawu, C. Williams and P.J. Hewson	61
2.5	Upstand Grillage Modelling of Bridge Decks D.L. Keogh and E.J. O'Brien	71
2.6	Strengthening of Puente Duarte: A Suspension Bridge in the Dominican Republic V. Peshkam and P.S. Fashole-Luke	79
2.7	Modal Analysis of an Arch Bridge: Experiment, Finite Element Analysis and Link Y. Deger, R. Cantieni and S. Pietrzko	87
3	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
3.1	Finite Element Analysis to Determine Walkability of Thin-Walled Trapezoidal Steel Sheets F.Y. Gong and R. Baehre	95
3.2	Computer Aided Design of Modular Steel Industrial Crane Support Systems F. Papp	101
3.3	Behaviour of Extended End-Plate Connections: Comparison Between Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Results B. Bose, S. Sarkar and M. Bahrami	107
3.4	Accuracy and Reliability of Structural Analysis and Steel Design Software K.B. Rojiani, M.W. White and S.M. Hemler	117
4	NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
4.1	Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Embedded Steel Plates N.K. Subedi and M.S. Abdullah	127
4.2	A Simplified Method to Predict the Non-Linear Response of Reinforced Concrete Structures L. Davenne and C. Brenet	137
4.3	Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Connections Between Steel Beams and Reinforced Concrete Columns in Hybrid Structures K. Uchida, A. Mikame and H. Noguchi	143
5	ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
5.1	Finite Element Analysis of Horizontal Movements on the Highway Pavements Due to Shrinkage B.W. Jo and D.I. Chang	151
5.2	The Numerical Analysis of Precast Concrete Pavement Units used for Aircraft Runway Intersections J.W. Bull and C.H. Woodford	157
6	REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
6.1	Finite Element and Direct Design Method in Combined Torsion, Bending and Shear of Reinforced Concrete E.A. El Hussein	165
6.2	Finite Element Analysis of Fluted Conical Shell Roof Structures A.B. Sabir and A.I. Mousa	173
6.3	Finite Element Analysis of Push-Out Specimens C. Androutsos, E. Oguejiofor and M.U. Hosain	183
6.4	The Analysis of Storage Tanks by the Finite Element Method A.B. Sabir and A.I. Mousa	189
7	MASONRY STRUCTURES
7.1	A Non-Linear Model for the Study of the Effects of 2D-Ground Motions on Tall Stone Masonry Structures S. Casolo	197
8	SHEAR WALL STRUCTURES
8.1	Effects of Flexible Foundations on the Free Vibrations of Coupled Shear Walls G.Q. Li and B.S. Choo	211
8.2	Static Analysis of Multi-Stiffened Coupled Shear Walls on Flexible Foundations B.S. Choo and G.Q. Li	217
8.3	The Elasto-Plastic Analysis of Spatial Shear Wall Systems by a Discrete Force Method D. Johnson and A. Nadjai	229
8.4	Non-Linear Behavior of Steel Plate Shear Walls M. Elgaaly, Y. Liu, V. Caccese, C. Du, R. Chen and D. Martin	239
9	SIMULATION OF WIND FLOW AROUND BUILDINGS
9.1	Computer Simulation of 3-D Wind Flow Around a Building by a Two Layer Method Y.S. Zhou and T. Stathopoulos	253
9.2	Tall Building Response using Wind Tunnel Force Spectra to Model the Across-Wind and Torsional Components of Gusty Wind C.E. Demers and P. Jayachandran	265
10	GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PROBLEMS
10.1	Finite Element Analyses of Tied-Back Retaining Wall E. Comodromos	275
11	INTERACTION PROBLEMS
11.1	Nonlinear Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Slabs on Tensionless Elastic Foundation A.A. Khathlan and M.S.A. Abbasi	285

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