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Preliminaries
1	SIMULATION IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
1.1	A Computational Model to Simulate Lead Emissions to Drinking Water N.P. Weatherill, C.R. Hayes, R.J. Sharp and D. Van De Leer	1
1.2	Simulation of Stochastic Response of Offshore Structures Excited by Stationary Drag and Inertia Forces M. Mashnad and M.M. Masud	11
2	COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN IN CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
2.1	Event Space Theory and Its Application in Economic Evaluation Software J. Zhang, W. Wang and M. Kuangsheng	17
2.2	Generation of FEM Models from Structural Geometry Created in CAD Software M. Novak	23
3	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB
3.1	Attributes for Modelling Internet Traffic Patterns and Analysis A.I. Khan and M. Isreb	27
3.2	An Intelligent Internet-based System for Communication in the Construction Industry M. Shami	35
4	STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS FOR DESIGN
4.1	Least Square Methods in Structural Analysis L. Selna and A. Hakam	43
4.2	Elasto-Plastic Structural Stability of Arches R. Bertolino Jr.	57
4.3	Buckling Analysis of Thin-Walled Members with Wave-Type Cross Sections M. Ohga, A. Takaue and T. Shigematsu	65
4.4	Orthotropic Analysis of Voided Slab Bridges S. Donohoe and D. Keogh	71
5	LINEAR AND NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR DESIGN
5.1	Influence Factors and Control Methods for Output Unlinearity Error of a High Precision Load Sensor W. Fuyu, F. Mannan and W. Longshan	81
5.2	The Computer Analysis of Gathered Deformations of Structures at the Transport of Steamer to the Nuclear Power Station Krsko in Slovenia B. Kovacic, G. Lipnik and A. Strukelj	87
5.3	Finite Element Instability Analysis of Composite Bridge Girders H.R. Ronagh, M. Golestani-Rad and M.A. Bradford	95
6	ANALYSIS OF SPACE, GRID AND MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
6.1	Parametric Study for Optimum Design of Barrel Vaults M. Saberi, M.A. Barkhordari and S.S. Siadat-nejad	101
6.2	Aspects of the Analysis of Membrane Structures J. Bonet, R.D. Wood and J. Mahaney	105
6.3	Numerical Method for Form Finding and Cutting Pattern of Membrane Structures Q.L. Zhang, L. Zhang, X.Q. Luo and J. Wang	115
6.4	Nonlinear Dynamic Buckling Analysis of a Grid Structure K.H. Yoon, K.N. Song and Y.S. Lee	121
7	DYNAMICS: ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
7.1	Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamics of Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Q.L. Zhang, A.C.W.M. Vrouwenvelder and J. Wardenier	127
7.2	Application of Semi-Empirical Model to Analysis of Vortex-Excited Vibrations of Beams near Synchronisation Region R. Lewandowski	133
7.3	A Study on the Free Vibration of the Joined Cylindrical-Spherical Shell Structures Y.S. Lee, M.S. Yang and H.S. Kim	143
8	EARTHQUAKE AND SEISMIC DESIGN
8.1	Dynamic Reliability Analysis of New and Existing Structures C. Syrmakezis and A. Sophocleous	151
8.2	A Numerical Method for the Dynamic Seismic Analysis of Single-Block and Multi-Block Monumental Structures E.N. Mitsopoulou, V.E. Paschalidis and I.N. Doudoumis	159
8.3	A New Parametric Storey Non-Linearity Including Hysteresis Behaviour in the Dynamic Analysis of Buildings under Bi-Directional Seismic Action N.A. Alexander, N. Goorvadoo, F.A. Noor and A.A. Chanerley	169
8.4	Effect of Elastomeric Bearings on Seismic Response of Skewed Bridges S. Maleki	177
9	GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND MODELLING
9.1	Simulation of Dynamic Compaction of Loose Soils J.L. Pan and A.R. Selby	183
9.2	A General Boundary Element Method for Analysis of Slope Stability Y. Jiang and W.S. Venturini	191
9.3	Systematic Mapping for Static Infinite Elements in Geomechanics M.S. Moftah, A.Y. Akl and N.A. El-Esnawy	197
9.4	A General Numerical Model for Grounding Analysis in Layered Soils I. Colominas, J. Gomez-Calvino, F. Navarrina and M. Casteleiro	209
10	MODELLING OF POROUS MEDIA
10.1	On the Development and Verification of a Three-Phase Soil Model for Tunnelling under Compressed Air G. Oettl, R.F. Stark and G. Hofstetter	217
10.2	Mesoscopic Modelling of Unsaturated Moisture Transfer in Hetrogeneous Limestone S. Roels, J. Carmeliet and H. Hens	229
11	SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
11.1	Modal Decomposition in Case of Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis J. Györgyi	235
11.2	Numerical Modelling of the Uplift Behaviour of Circular Plate Anchors in Sand K. Ilamparuthi and E.A. Dickin	249
11.3	Computer Analysis of Prestressed Concrete Cylindrical Tanks N.K. Öztorun and M. Utku	257
12	PAVEMENT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
12.1	The Effect of the Tensile Stress in the Subgrades on the Fatigue Life of an Airfield Runway J.W. Bull and C.H. Woodford	265
13	ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF RAILWAY SYSTEMS
13.1	Vibrations of Short Span Railway Bridges for High Speed Lines P. Museros, M.L. Romero, A. Poy and E. Alarcon	275
13.2	Railway Bridge-Rolling Stock, Non-Linear Dynamic Interaction D.W. O'Dwyer and R.P. Gallagher	285

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