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Preliminaries
1	HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON INNOVATION
1.1	The Development of the Beam R.J. Grew	1
1.2	On the Shoulders of Giants F.E. Griggs	9
1.3	To Innovate or Not? A Nineteenth Century Overview using Jesse Hartley as a Case Study A. Jarvis	21
1.4	Job Number 37, More than an Early Blueprint: Prince's Jetty, Liverpool and its Place in the History of Reinforced Concrete Engineering Innovation K.G. Smith and A.E. Jarvis	29
1.5	Reinforced-Concrete through Arch Bridges in Japan J. Konishi and S. Baba	35
1.6	The Concrete Work of the LMS NCC Northern Ireland M.H. Gould	41
2	FORM: ARCHITECTURALAND STRUCTURAL SPACES
2.1	The Generation of Bone-like Forms using Analytic Functions of a Complex Variable E.A.O. Nsugbe and C.J.K. Williams	47
2.2	Polyhedra: Space and Structure J.F. Gabriel and I. Markov	53
2.3	The Processing of Complex or Hybrid Textile Structures M. Mollaert	63
3	SPACE STRUCTURES
3.1	Architectural Visualisation of Structural Innovations O. Vanggaard	71
3.2	Prismoidal Structures P. Huybers	79
3.3	Deployable Structures C.H. Hernandez	89
3.4	Large-Span Complex Space and Spatial Structures U.A. Tarno	99
4	REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
4.1	The MFP System of Corrosion Inhibition for Reinforced Concrete M.D. Haynes and B. Malric	105
4.2	Punching Shear Analysis of Edge Slab-Column Connections J.L.P. Melges, L.M. Pinheiro and F.R. Stucchi	113
4.3	Ultimate Capacity of High Performance Concrete Columns under Axial Load F.B. Lima, J.S. Giongo and L.M. Pinheiro	125
4.4	Membrane Effects in Reinforced Concrete Frames - A Proposal for Change in the Design of Framed Structures A.W. Beeby and F. Fathibitaraf	135
4.5	RC Coupled Shear Wall Structures: Single and Multiple Bands of Openings N.K. Subedi, A.K. Marsono and G. Aguda	147
4.6	A Novel Approach to Lower Bound Moment Fields for the Design of Flat Plates and Flat Slabs D.H. Clyde	161
4.7	Computer-Automated Design based on Structural Performance Criteria G.M. Barsan and M. Dinsoreanu	167
4.8	Nonlinear Strut-Tie Model Approach and its Application Tool for Analysis and Practical Design of Structural Concrete Y.M. Yun	173
4.9	Creep Induced Moment Redistribution in Reinforced Concrete Structures F.A. Ali and P.J.B. Morrell	183
5	STEEL STRUCTURES
5.1	Plastic Design of Steel Beams in Torsion N.S. Trahair and Y.-L. Pi	193
5.2	Bending Resistance of Steel I-Beams Restrained by U-Frames E.J. Jeffers	201
5.3	Optimum Shape Design of Cold Formed Thin Walled Steel Sections S. Al-Mosawi and M.P. Saka	215
6	TIMBER STRUCTURES
6.1	Improving the Ductility of Timber Joints by the Use of Hollow Steel Dowels Z.W. Guan and P.D. Rodd	229
7	DESIGN OF SPECIAL STRUCTURES
7.1	Recent Developments in Highway Sign and Signal Gantries P. Tatlow	241
7.2	Efficient Analysis and Design of Down-Aisle Pallet Rack Structures M.H.R. Godley, R.G. Beale and X. Feng	249
8	DESIGN OF BRIDGES AND DECKS
8.1	Innovative Continuous Prestressed Concrete Bridge Deck Sub-Panel S.S. Badie, M.C. Baishya and M.K. Tadros	259
8.2	Serviceability Limit State - Crack Width Calculation of Existing Deck Slab of a Jetty Berth by using Finite Element Analysis K. Nag	275
9	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF ARCH BRIDGES
9.1	Mass Concrete Arches C. Melbourne and S. Njumbe	285
9.2	Skew Arch Bridges P.J. Wade	293
9.3	The Effect of Material Stiffness upon the Modal Characteristics of Arch Bridges A. Bensalem, C.A. Fairfield and A. Sibbald	301
10	DESIGN LOADINGS
10.1	Human Induced Loading of Flexible Staircases S.C. Kerr and N.W.M. Bishop	311
11	RE-DESIGN, RENOVATION AND REPAIR
11.1	The Assessment and Strengthening of Puente Duarte Suspension Bridge H.R. Hobbs and M.J. Taylor	319
11.2	Design and Construction of a Structurally Independent Stack Extension H.I. Epstein and G. Torello	331
12	MEMBRANE AND CABLE STRUCTURES
12.1	Analysis of Structures which Include Cables and Fabrics A. Recuero and J.P. Gutierrez	341
12.2	Evaluation of Dirt-Repellent Property of Coated Fabrics for Membrane Structures H. Toyoda	347
13	TESTING OF PROTOTYPE STRUCTURES
13.1	Instability of Tube-Stiffened Prolate Domes under Uniform External Pressure C.T.F. Ross	353
13.2	Use of a Profiled Lead Layer to Reduce Load Transfer Onto Masonry M.K. Sahota and J.R. Riddington	361
13.3	Loading Tests and Monitoring of Bridges L. Fryba and M. Pirner	367
13.4	Collapse of Dome Cups under Uniform External Pressure C.T.F. Ross	375

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