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Preliminaries
1. Internet Information and Communication Systems for Civil Engineering: A Review, Z. Turk	1
2. Computer Integrated Construction: Recent Developments and Future Directions, G. Aouad, M. Sun and I. Faraj	27
3. Information Management for the Construction Industry: A Review, A.P. Chassiakos	55
4. Knowledge-Based Approaches to Project Risk Management, T. Andersen	83
5. Computer Aided Conceptual Design: A Review, J.C. Miles	107
6. Object Oriented Programming for Structural Mechanics: A Review, R.I. Mackie	137
7. Evolutionary Computation in Civil Engineering: Research Frontiers, T. Arciszewski and K.A. De Jong	161
8. Neural Networks in Civil Engineering: A Review, I. Flood	185
9. Parallel and Distributed Computations for Structural Mechanics: A Review, Z. Bittnar, J. Kruis, J. Nemecek, B. Patzák and D. Rypl	211
10. Self-Designing Structures, J.W. Bull and Z. Pitouras	235
11. Analysis and Design of Flexible Structures, J.Y. Kim	261
12. Stochastic Dynamics for Structural Engineering Problems: A Review, G. Muscolino	287
13. Algebraic and Combinatorial Graph Theory for Optimal Structural Analysis, A. Kaveh	319
14. Pressure Vessels under External Pressure, C.T.F. Ross	357
15. The Influence of Dampers on Earthquake Response of Tall Buildings, J. Gluck and Y. Ribakov	387
16. Behaviour of Compartment Masonry Walls In Fire Situations, A. Nadjai, D. Laverty and M. O'Gara	407
17. Computers and Geotechnical Engineering: A Review, D.G. Toll	433
18. Modelling and Analysis of Geoenvironmental Problems using the Finite Element Method, H.R. Thomas, P.J. Cleall and D.H. Owen	459
19. Modelling and Analysis of Ground Vibration Problems: A Review, D. Le Houédec	475
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