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1	BRIDGE DESIGN
1.1	Applying Case-Based Reasoning in Bridge Design M.S. Lehane and C.J. Moore	1
1.2	Information Technology Applications in Bridge Management D.S. Turner	7
1.3	SETHU: An Integrated Knowledge-Based Concrete Road Bridge Design System H. Shiva Kumar and C.S. Krishnamoorthy	11
1.4	Total Analysis System for Suspension Bridges based on GUI and Three-Dimensional Finite Displacement Theory N. Yamano, K. Ishi, K. Sugihara and T. Nishido	17
2	ANALYTICAL MODELLING
2.1	Use of Finite Element Analysis in the Modification of an Existing Deck Slab of a Jetty Berth K. Nag	23
2.2	Information Transfer Technique of Structural Analysis Y. Ning, L. Minhui, C. Yonghai and Y. Lin	29
3	CONCURRENT DESIGN
3.1	An Information System for Concurrent Reuse of Construction Data in Design I. Kim, T. Cardnuff, A. Gray and J. Miles	35
3.2	A Concurrent Engineering Process Model for Computer-Integrated Design and Construction C.J. Anumba and N.F.O. Evbuomwan	39
3.3	Electronic Document - Conferencing and its Application to the Health and Safety Requirements During Design Development K.O. Sodipo	43
3.4	The Application of the Virtual Reality System in Design Co-Ordination R. Ha	49
4	SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
4.1	EKS: The Infrastructure and Implementations D. Tang	53
4.2	Eurotunnel - the Significance of IT in its Business Operations and its Relationship to Design V. Lane and D. Moss	59
4.3	Developing an Integrated Strategic Distribution Grid System for the Building Products Manufacturing Industry N. Dawood and M. Smith	63
5	INTERNET APPLICATIONS
5.1	Briefmaker: A Design Briefing Tool Developed on the Internet K.L. Hansen, I.A. MacLeod, D.R. McGregor and I.M. Tulloch	69
5.2	Construction on the Internet: Hype and Reality Z. Turk	75
6	STRATEGIC ISSUES
6.1	Design from Breakdowns: The Integration of Design and Diagnosis W.P.S. Dias	77
6.2	Designing for Health and Safety B.S. Neale	81
6.3	Modelling the Dynamic and Life Cycle Aspects of the Construction Process: Available Formalisms and On-Going Works A.-M. Dubois and A.-F. Cutting-Decelle	87
7	INTEGRATED DESIGN
7.1	Implementation Strategies for Open Inference Design Environments A. Mahdavi and P. Mathew	93
7.2	ODESSEY: A Knowledge-Based System for Integrated Building Design S. Suresh and C.S. Krishnamoorthy	99
7.3	A CAD-Based System Approach to Estimating System Y. Ning, L. Minhui, Y. Zhiyao and Z. Yongmei	103
8	INFORMATION SYSTEMS
8.1	Information Required in the Design and Construction of Buildings K. Beattie and M. O'Mahony	109
8.2	A Method for Data Transfer from CAD to Estimating System Y. Ning, L. Minhui, Y. Zhiyao and Z. Yongmei	115
8.3	Techniques for the Management of Information Flow in Building Design S.A. Austin, A.N. Baldwin, T. Hassan and A.J. Newton	119
9	KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
9.1	An Expert System for Selection of Large Span Structural Systems M. Golabchi	125
9.2	A Knowledge-Based Assistant for Preliminary Earthquake Resistant Design M. Golabchi	131
9.3	CONEX: An Expert System for Concrete Mix Design and Durability Estimation E.A. Byars, J.P. Bai and R.K. Dhir	137
10	DESIGN PRACTICE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
10.1	Current Use of Information Technology in Structural Engineering Consultancies P. Gardner	143
10.2	Advanced Engineering Computing and the Implications for Engineering Design Consultancies P. Gardner	147

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