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Preliminaries
1. On the Finite Element Analysis of Shells and their Full Interaction with Navier-Stokes Fluid Flows, K.J. Bathe, J.F. Hiller and H. Zhang	1
2. Nonlinear Shell Problem Formulation accounting for Through-the-Thickness Stretching and its Finite Element Implementation, A. Ibrahimbegovic, B. Brank and J. Korelc	33
3. Concrete Structures Subject to High Temperature, C.E. Majorana, D. Gawin, F. Pesavento and B.A. Schrefler	63
4. Stochastic Modelling of Failure and Size Effect of Concrete Structures, D. Novák	93
5. Nonlocal Formulations for Softening Materials, M. Jirásek and B. Patzák	123
6. Computational Aspects in Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Analysis of Porous Media Part I: Transport Processes, J. Sejnoha, Z. Bittnar, T. Krejcí and J. Kruis	153
7. Computational Aspects in Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Analysis of Porous Media Part II: Practical Implementation of Creep and Shrinkage Analysis into Finite Element Software, L. Jendele and Z. Bittnar	183
8. Recent Developments in Modelling and Design of Laminated and Piezolaminated Structures by the Finite Strip Method, M.A. Ramos Loja, C.M. Mota Soares and C.A. Mota Soares	197
9. Refined Computational Models for Laminated Shells, M. Touratier	221
10. A Mortar Approach for the Analysis and Optimization of Composite Laminated Plates, C. Cinquini and P. Venini	239
11. Dynamic Analysis of Structural Systems using Component Mode Synthesis, G. Muscolino	255
12. Group-Theoretic Applications in Solid and Structural Mechanics: A Review, A. Zingoni	283
13. Topological Transformations in Structural Mechanics, A. Kaveh	319
14. Structural Damage: Simulation and Assessment, Y.S. Petryna, W.B. Krätzig and F. Stangenberg	351
15. Form Finding, Analysis and Computer Aided Design of Tension Structures, T. Nouri-Baranger	379
16. Research on Thin-Walled I-Beams Curved In-Plan, M.A. Bradford and Y.-L. Pi	409
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