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Preliminaries
1. Structural Damage Identification: A Survey, J.V. Araújo dos Santos, N.M.M. Maia, C.M. Mota Soares and C.A. Mota Soares	1
2. Computational Tools for Structural Analysis with Uncertainties: Software Technology and Large-Scale Applications, G.I. Schuëller and M.F. Pellissetti	25
3. Optimization of Life-Cycle Maintenance Strategies under Uncertainties: Role of Inspections, D.M. Frangopol and L.A.C. Neves	55
4. Multi-Scale Multi-Grid Finite Element Analysis of Concrete, C.J. Pearce and L. Kaczmarczyk	75
5. Enhanced Modelling of Cable-Stayed Bridge Dynamics, V. Gattulli	97
6. Dynamic Analysis of Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Using the Substructure Approach, G. Muscolino and A. Sofi	125
7. Strength of Textile Composites in Multiscale Simulation, R. Rolfes, M. Vogler, G. Ernst and C. Hühne	151
8. The Implications of the Brittle Behaviour of Concrete for Finite-Element Analysis, M.D. Kotsovos	173
9. A Finite Curved-Beam Element for Thermoelastic Buckling Analysis of Elastically Supported Arches, M.A. Bradford and Y.-L. Pi	197
10. Analysis of the Stress Distribution in Adhesive Joints and Optimisation of the Design of Hybrid Bonded Assemblies, J.Y. Cognard, R. Créac'hcadec and L. Sohier	223
11. On the Large Deformation Finite Element Formulations of Beam Elements, A.A. Shabana, L.G. Maqueda and B.A. Hussein	247
12. Numerical Validation of the Experimental Cyclic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames, M.T. Braz-Cesar, D.V. Oliveira and R.C. Barros	267
13. Non-Linear Vibrations of Shells, M. Amabili	293
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