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Preliminaries
1	STRUCTURAL MODELLING, REPRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
1.1	Form, Function and Behaviour in Structural Engineering Knowledge Representation J.A. Abdalla, D.H.D. Phan and H.C. Howard	1
1.2	Computational Artificial Intelligence: A Hybrid Computational-Heuristic Knowledge-based System for Setting Time-Steps in Dynamic Finite Element Programs M.R. Ramirez	11
1.3	QSTRUC: An Approach for Qualitative Structural Analysis R. Fruchter, K.H. Law and I. Iwasaki	27
1.4	Three-Hinge Arch and Asteroid Trusses Programmed in LOGIC V.K. Koumousis	39
2	FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING AND ANALYSIS
2.1	An Expert System for Finite Element Modelling and Analysis R.K. Rajan, R.V. Nambiar and K.L. Lawrence	45
2.2	A Knowledge based Support Sustem for Finite Element Computer Packages H. Urakami and T. Sugiyama	55
2.3	An Expert Sustem for the Efficient Numbering of Finite Element Nodes D. Givoli, L. MAnevitz and M. Margi	63
3	CONCEPTUAL DESIGN IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
3.1	Conceptual Design: Pushing Back the Boundaries with Knowledge based Systems J.C. Miles and C.J. Moore	73
3.2	Architecture of a Design Synthesiser for KBES C.S. Krishnamoorthy, C. Srinivasa Rao and S. Rajeev	79
3.3	Supporting Conceptual Decisions in Structural Deslign A. Borkowski, N. Fleischmann and K.U. Bletzinger	87
3.4	The Development of an Interface for an Expert System Used for Conceptual Bridge Design B.T. Philbey, C. Miles and J.C. Jones	97
4	STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
4.1	Reasoning About Constructibility: Representing Construction Knowledge and Project Data M. Fischer	105
4.2	ACCORD: Developing Concepts Towards Integration of Analysis and Design, the Role of Asset in the Design Assurance Process R.G. Parker, N.H.W. Stobbs, A.T. Humphrey, M.A. Pearce, J.P. Patureau and A. Azarian	113
4.3	RAMZES: A Knowledge based System for Structural Concepts Evaluation G.H. Arafat, B. Goodman and T. Arciszewski	121
4.4	Expert Systems as an Integrating Tool in Civil Engineering Design W.J. Spencer and P. Podlaha	127
4.5	A Conceptual Approach of Fuzzy Decision for Systems by "deep Knowledge" and "deep Data" L. Shaopei, G. Xiuling and W. Yufei	133
5	INTEGRATED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
5.1	Software Integration for Structural Design using Micro-Computers I.A. MacLeod and F.H. Kor	141
5.2	An Object-Oriented Architecture and Concept for an Integrated Structural Engineering System J.A. Abdalla	147
5.3	Using Knowledge Islands in an Object Oriented Framework for Integrated Structural Design Z. Turk and J. Duhovnik	157
6	TECHNIQUES FOR KNOWLEDGE-BASED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING DESIGN
6.1	A Development Environment for Knowledge based Systems in Engineering Design C.S. Krisnamoorthy, S. Rajeev, S. Sarimulla Raja and H. Shivakumar	165
6.2	Design Criticism: A Generic Component in Knowledge based Systems for Engineering Design S. Rajeev, S. Suresh and C.S. Krishnamoorthy	175
7	DETAILED DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
7.1	An Expert System for the Design of Industrial Building Steel Roof Trusses V.K. Koumousis and P.G. Georgiou	181
7.2	An Expert Sustem for Lateral Buckling Design C.T.K. Lai, C.M. Martin, G.J. Hancock, J.P. Papangelis and N.S. Trahair	189
7.3	A Knowledge Representation Scheme for the Design of Hybrid Structural Steelwork Connections T.J. McCarthy and Z. Nouas	199
8	DESIGN AND REPAIR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
8.1	ARCAD386: A Knowledge-Based System for Reinforcement Design D. Zlajpah and J. Duhovnik	205
8.2	BRUTUS: An Expert System for Repair of Concrete Structures A.N. Blankvoll and G. Horrigmoe	213
9	INNOVATIVE METHODS OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN
9.1	Heuristics Driven Strategies for Near-Optimal Structural Topology Development N. Shankar and P. Hajela	219
10	REPRESENTATION AND PROCESSING OF CODES OF PRACTICE
10.1	A Representational Scheme for Design Code Information in an Expert Systems Approach to Building Design A. Omari and G.G. Roy	227
10.2	Approaches to Formal Processing for Design Codes in Structural Engineering Intelligent CAD Z. Wanxie, Q. Chunhang, Q. Xiaolin and L. Xiaojian	241
10.3	Standards Processing in an Integrated Engineering System T.S. Sakthivel and V. Kalyanaraman	247
10.4	A LISP Representation for Design Standards A.I. Hansen, B. Kumar and B.H.V. Topping	257
11	APPLICATION OF NEURAL NETWORKS TO STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
11.1	ART Networks in Automated Conceptual Design of Structural Systems P. Hajela, B. Fu and L. Berke	263
11.2	A Neural Network System for Aesthetic Design of Dam Structures H. Furuta, K. Sugiura, T. Tonegawa and E. Watanabe	273
11.3	Fuzzy Reasoning with Engineering Applications using Neural Networks L. Xihui, S. Baocheng and F. Wenyuan	279
11.4	Neural Networks in Structural Preliminary Design M. Gan and X. Liu	285
12	BIBLIOGRAPHY
12.1	Artificial Intelligence and Structural Engineering: A Bibliography B.H.V. Topping, M. Jadid and B. Kumar	295

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