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Preliminaries
1. Adaptations of Soft Computing in Structural Optimization: A Decade of Developments, P. Hajela and V. Sakalkar	1
2. Genetic Algorithms in Mechanical Systems Identification: State-of-the-Art Review, G.C. Marano, G. Quaranta and G. Monti	43
3. Applications of Computational Intelligence Techniques to Steel and Composite Structures, P.C.G. da S. Vellasco and M.M.B.R. Vellasco	73
4. On the Application of Soft Computing in Structural Engineering, H. Furuta, Y. Nomura and K. Nakatsu	127
5. Optimal Seismic Design of Structures using Soft Computing Techniques, E. Salajegheh and S. Gholizadeh	155
6. Visual Thinking in Inventive Design: Three Perspectives, T. Arciszewski, E. Grabska and C. Harrison	179
7. Challenges and Strategies in using Genetic Algorithms for Structural Identification, C.G. Koh and T.N. Thanh	203
8. Soft Computing in Concrete Mix Optimization, Z. Bittnar, M. Leps and V. Smilauer	227
9. Non-Traditional Prospects in the Simultaneous Treatment of Uncertainty and Imprecision, M. Beer	247
10. Single and Multi-Objective Design Optimization under Uncertainty considering Structural Robustness, D.C. Charmpis	267
11. Applicability of Network Clustering Methods for Risk Analysis, M. Sanchez-Silva	283
12. A General Method for Learning Intelligent Devices in Structural Reliability, J.E. Hurtado	307
13. Implementation of Soft Computing in Earthquake Engineering, N.D. Lagaros and M. Frgiadakis	329
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