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Preliminaries
1	ELEMENT TECHNOLOGY
1.1	Application of the Finite Volume Method to Axisymmetric Problems in Elasticity X. Pu and S.R. Robertson	1
2	BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHODS
2.1	Solving Rolling Contact Problems using BE and Mathematical Programming R. Abascal and J.A. Gonzalez	9
2.2	A Review of Boundary Element Quadratic Formulations in Elastoplastic Stress Analysis Problems H. Gun and A.A. Becker	19
2.3	The Scaled Boundary Finite-Element Method - A Primer: Derivations J.P. Wolf and C. Song	29
2.4	The Scaled Boundary Finite-Element Method - A Primer: Solution Procedures C. Song and J.P. Wolf	47
3	MIXED FINITE ELEMENT APPROACHES
3.1	On the Efficiency of the Primal-Mixed Finite Element Scheme D. Mijuca and M. Berkovic	61
4	NUMERICAL AND SOLUTION PROCEDURES
4.1	Solution of Eigen Problems for Non-Proportional Damping Systems by Lanczos Method I.W. Lee, M.-C. Kim and H.J. Jung	69
4.2	Element Ordering for Frontwidth Optimization A. Kaveh and H. Rahimi Bondarabady	77
5	BEAM-COLUMN ANALYSIS
5.1	Three-Dimensional Beam-Columns of Varying Cross Section R. Levy and E. Gal	85
5.2	Post Buckling Analysis of Schapery Columns D. Touati and G. Cederbaum	93
6	ANALYSIS OF PLATES
6.1	Structural Response of Isotropic Plates Subject to Blast Loading H.S. Turkmen	101
7	MULTI-BODY SYSTEMS
7.1	A Nonlinear Conserving Algorithm for the Dynamics of Rods F.A. Rochinha and A.D. Campos	109
8	STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
8.1	An Effective Computational Technique for Dynamic Reanalysis of Structures H.C. Chan and J.K. Liu	117
8.2	An Improved Component Mode Method for Truss Vibration Analysis E. Levy and M. Eisenberger	123
8.3	Inverse CMS Method for Damped Large Structural Systems I. Takewaki and K. Uetani	131
8.4	Determination of Loss Factor using Resonant and Non-Resonant Methods G. Birlik and S. Turgay	139
8.5	Vibration of Thin Walled Domes under External Hydrostatic Pressure C.T.F. Ross	147
9	COMPOSITES
9.1	Damage Modelling at the Mesoscopic Scale for 4D Carbon-Carbon Composites X. Aubard, C. Cluzel, L. Guitard and P. Ladeveze	155
9.2	Development of an Effective Numerical Tool for Predicting the Compressive Behaviour of Delaminated Composite Panels A. Riccio, P. Perugini and F. Scaramuzzino	163
9.3	Dynamic Characteristics of Sandwich Composite Plates S.M. Ghoneam and A.A. El-Hamid Hamada	175
9.4	Dynamic Analysis of Orthotropic Laminated Beams through a Time-Stepping Algorithm A.D. Campos, A.E.A. Kurban and H.L. Soriano	181
9.5	Vibration of Laminated Composites using a Finite Element with Assumed Displacement Functions K.J. Lee	191
9.6	Small Deflection Analysis of Fiber-Reinforced Laminated Sector Mindlin Plates M. Salehi, M. Shakeri and A. Khorsandi	199
9.7	Finite Element-based Reliability Analysis of Composite Structures A. Dey, S. Mahadevan, R. Tyron and Y. Wang	209
9.8	A Damage Identification Numerical Model based on the Sensitivity of Orthogonal Conditions J.V.A. Santos, C.M. Mota Soares, C.A. Mota Soares and H.L.G. Pina	215
9.9	On the Nonlinear Buckling Analysis of Composite Shells and the Associated Numerical Difficulties N. Akkas and R. Toroslu	223
10	FRACTURE MECHANICS
10.1	Accurate Computation of Stress and Strain of Rock with Discontinuities R. Pusch and R.A. Adey	233
11	CONTACT AND IMPACT PROBLEMS
11.1	A Modular Approach to Three Dimensional Impact Computation with Frictional Contact P.A. Boucard, P. Ladeveze and H. Lemoussu	237
11.2	The Solution of Contact Problems and Fitting Machine Parts with the Aid of the Contact Integral Equations Z. Smetana	243
11.3	Modelling of Cone Indentation in Order to Obtain Material Characteristics of Fuel Pellets I. Vautier and N. Tardieu	253
11.4	Comparison of Different Approximations of the Relative Tangential Slip in Contact Analyses with Velocity-Dependent Friction Models W.N. Liu, G. Meschke and H.A. Mang	261
12	FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION PROBLEMS
12.1	Fluid-Structure Simulation of Hydraulic Ram Pressure in Fuel Tanks E. Deletombe and B. Malherbe	271
12.2	Nonlinear Treatment of Liquid Filled Storage Tanks under Earthquake Excitation by a Quasistatic Approach W. Wunderlich and C. Seiler	283
12.3	A Numerical Model for the Time Domain Analysis of Dams Including Fluid Structure Interaction B. Tiliouine and A. Seghir	293
13	BIO-MECHANICS PROBLEMS
13.1	A New Anisotropic Bone Remodelling Model: Structural Behaviour of the 3D Femur J.M. Garcia, M. Doblare, L. Gracia, B. Seral, F. Seral and D. Palanca	303
13.2	Structural Evaluation Criteria for External Tibial Fixators in Orthopaedic Biomechanics K.B.M. Nambudiripad, D. Menon and S. Sreechand	317
14	FORMING PROBLEMS
14.1	New Trends in Finite Element Modelling of Metal Forming Processes J.-L. Chenot	323
14.2	Some Recent Developments of the Simplified Inverse Approach for Sheet Metal Forming Analysis Y.Q. Guo, J.L. Batoz, S. Bouabdallah, F. Mercier and H. Naceur	333
14.3	Elastic-Plastic Large Strain - Large Displacement Analysis of Sheet Metal Forming Processes H. Darendeliler	343
15	SENSITIVITY CALCULATIONS
15.1	Sensitivity Analysis with Non-Locking Three Node Mindlin Plate Elements S. Oral	349
15.2	Non Gaussian Stochastic Sensitivity Analysis Method for the Optimization of Secondary Structure S. Benfratello, S. Caddemi and G. Muscolino	355
15.3	Sizing Design Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization Coupled with ABAQUS Code H. Bassir, M. Domaszewski and W.H. Zhang	363
16	STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION
16.1	On the Reliability of Optimized Shells S.J. Lee and E. Hinton	371
16.2	Self Designing Structures - A New Approach to Low Weight, Low Stress Structures J.W. Bull, C.H. Woodford, C. Christie and M.N. James	383
16.3	Effective Implementation of Approximations in Structural Optimization U. Kirsch	391
16.4	The Application of Groeber Basis to Structural Optimization D.W. O'Dwyer	399
16.5	A Generalized Stress Criterion for Size and Topology Optimization L. Wang and G. Thierauf	405
16.6	Fuzzy Multi Objective Topology Optimization T.-Y. Chen and C.-C. Shieh	415
16.7	Shape Optimization of Heads of Cylindrical Pressure Vessels K. Magnucki and J. Lewinski	421
16.8	Optimization of Modular Steel Structures - Pallet Racks C. Ebenau and G. Thierauf	427
16.9	Optimum Shape Design of Three Dimensional Continuum Structures using Two Point Quadratic Approximation E. Salajegheh and A. Rahmani	435
16.10	A New Hybrid FEM-BEM Approach to Structural Shape Optimization J.S. Campbell and D. Kelliher	441
16.11	Optimum Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures C. Butenweg and G. Thierauf	447
16.12	Optimal Design of Pantograph Foldable Structures A. Kaveh, A. Jafarvand and M.A. Barkhordari	459
16.13	Optimal Design of Reinforced Concrete Slabs A. Jennings, J. Curry, D. Sloan and J. Mckeown	465

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