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Prof. S. N. Atluri
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Ga., U.S.A.
Dr. M. C. Junger Prof. J. T. Oden Mr. |. C. Taig
Dr. M. L. Baron
Mass., U.S.A. Tx., U.S.A. Preston, U.K.
NY, U.S.A.
Dr. Z. Knesl Prof. K. A.V. Pandalai Prof. B. H. V. Topping
Prof. K. J. Bathe
Czechoslovakia Madras, India Edinburgh, U.K.
Mass., U.S.A.
Prof. R. D. Logcher Prof. T. H. H. Pian Prof. T. G. Toridis
Prof. B. A. Boley
Mass., U.S.A. Mass., U.S.A. D.C., U.S.A.
NY, U.S.A.
Prof. L. Broglio Dr. R. H. MacNeal Dr. G. G. Pope Prof. F. Venancio-Filho
Calif., U.S.A. Hants, U.K. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rome, Italy
Dr. T. A. Cruse Prof. P. V. Marcal Prof. E. P. Popov Prof. Y. Yamada
Tenn., U.S.A. Calif., U.S.A. Calif., U.S.A. Tokyo, Japan
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LIST OF CONTENTS
NUMBER 1
Hu Wang, Maocai Ou Post-buckling behaviour of orthotropic rectangular
and Tsunkuei Wang plates
J. Padovan and A. Kwang Hierarchically parallelized constrained nonlinear
solvers with automated substructuring
J.-C. Luo and Analysis of mode shapes using implicit decomposition
M. B. Friedman
J. Jiang and M. D. Olson Nonlinear dynamic analysis of blast loaded cylindrical
shell structures
B. Kralj, G. N. Pande On the mechanics of frost damage to brick masonry
and J. Middleton
B. S. K. Sundarasivarao Deformation of varying thickness composite cylindri-
and N. Ganesan cal shell subjected to fluid loading with various end
conditions
B. Tripathy and K. P. Rao Curved composite beams—optimum lay-up for
buckling by ranking
R. C. Mahapatra and Elasto-plastic solution of some axially symmetric
S. P. Dasgupta geomechanic problems by mixed finite elements
B. P. Gautham, G. B. Sarma A critical comparison of two methods for solving
and N. Ganesan elastic contact problems with friction
Chin-Jen Chen, Wenchin Liu Torsional analysis of shear core structures with
and Shue-Ming Chern Openings
Zhao Jinping and Stress analysis around holes in orthotropic plates by
Shan Huizu the subregion mixed finite element method
B. H. V. Topping and Finite element modelling of the sonic method of
F. L. Wong testing masonry structures
Y. Toi and H.-J. Yang Finite element crush analysis of framed structures
C. J. Brown Elastic buckling of plates subjected to distributed
tangential loads
S. K. Kunnath, A computational tool for evaluation of seismic
A. M. Reinhorn and performance of reinforced concrete buildings
J. F. Abel
Corrigendum
Software Survey Section
ili
Contents
NUMBER 2
K. M. Rao and Vibration analysis of FRP faced sandwich plates using
H.-R. Meyer-Piening hybrid-stress finite element method
N. S. Goel and V. Prakash Tension icosahedron as a structure for use in terrestrial
and outer space environments
S. Syngellakis and The transfer matrix method applied to frame—shear
1. Younes wall systems
A. G. Hernried Forced vibration response of a twisted non-uniform
rotating blade
I. Senjanovié and Coupled horizontal and torsional vibration of a ship
R. Grubisié hull with large hatch openings
L. Leff and D. Y. Y. Yun The symbolic finite element analysis system
M.-H. Peng and An optimization strategy for wide stiffened plates
S. Sridharan subject to interaction of local and overall buckling
S. Ghosh and A two-dimensional automatic mesh generator for
S. N. Mukhopadhyay finite element analysis for random composites
L. Y. Chen, P. D. Lin Dynamic stability of thick bimodulus beams
and L. W. Chen
D. H. Robbins and Analysis of piezoelectrically actuated beams using a
J. N. Reddy layer-wise displacement theory
J. Napoledado, Fo., Eigenmode dominance and its application to
A. E. Elwi and D. W. Murray structures with nonlinear materials
F. M. L. Amirouche Gain in computational efficiency by vectorization in
and N. H. Shareef the dynamic simulation of multi-body systems
N. N. Huang Large deflections of laminated cylindrical and doubly-
and T. R. Tauchert curved panels under thermal loading
Yi-Ping Tseng and Partial hybrid stress method applied to the higher-
Tzu-Chiang Wu order laminated plates theory
Singhal and Computer simulation of weapon blast pressures on
. Larson flexible surfaces
. D. Jefferson and Stepped softening functions for concrete fracture in
finite element analysis
P. K. Gotsis, A. H. Shabaik Elasto-plastic analysis of an aluminum alloy matrix
and G. H. Sines reinforced with silicon carbide fibers packed in a
hexagonal array
P. W. Khong, J. Rhodes Addition of new features into the finite strip
and K. H. Hoon formulation
Contents Vv
F. Naeim Interactive finite element analysis on a_ pocket
calculator
T. Mizusawa Vibration of stepped annular sector plates by the
spline element method
L. M. C. Simées Entropy-based least weight design of elastoplastic
trusses
L. Chai and L. R. Dharani Embedded and surface flaws in_ unidirectional
composites
Technical Notes
N. |. loakimidis Application of DERIVE to conformal mapping
techniques in plane elasticity problems
N. |. loakimidis Construction of the equation of caustics in dynamic
plane elasticity problems with the help of REDUCE
Announcement
Symposium on High-Performance Computing for
Flight Vehicles
Software Survey Section
NUMBER 3
COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY
B. H. V. Topping: Editorial
Conference Editorial Board
H. R. Lotfi and P. B. Shing: An appraisal of smeared crack models for masonry shear wall
analysis
Chang-New Chen: A finite element computation of fracture parameters for the crack
problems with large-scale yielding
M. H. El Haddad: Finite element analysis of infilled frames considering cracking and
separation phenomena
Changchun Wu, Xiaoyao Liu and T. H. H. Pian: Incompressible-incompatible defor-
mation modes and plastic finite elements
M. Utku, E. Citipitioglu and G. Ozkan: Isoparametric elements with unequally spaced
edge nodes
Shenglin Di and Y. K. Cheung: On the hybrid/mixed finite element method with energy
constraints
F. Hage-Chehade, Y. Meimon and I. Shahrour: Validation of FEM calculations for piles
under lateral loading
J. Menkenhagen and G. Thierauf: An analytical method for an element invariant
automatic generation of degrees of freedom
vi Contents
A. Kaveh: Optimizing the conditioning of structural flexibility matrices
F. Spengemann and G. Thierauf: Optimization of large scale structures: optimality criteria
and domain decomposition
H. C. Mateus, C. M. Mota Soares and C. A. Mota Soares: Sensitivity analysis and optimal
design of thin laminated composite structures
S. Kanagasundaram and B. L. Karihaloo: Minimum-cost reinforced concrete beams and
columns
M. P. Saka: Finite element applications of the theorems of structural variation
S. C. Dhawan, A. S. Bisht and V. K. Mehta: Knowledge processing efficiency of expert
system in structural design
Technical Notes
Zhengxing Liu and Dejian Li: Numerical analysis of geometric imperfection influence on
the safety of cylindrical shell
A. Samartin Quiroga and M. A. Utrilla Arroyo: Optimization of prestressed concrete
bridge decks
NUMBER 4
J. Wei and J. H. Zhao Three-dimensional finite element analysis on inter-
laminar stresses of symmetric laminates
Kai-Lung Lin and Two-dimensional orthogonal grid generation tech-
Heiu-Jou Shaw niques
A. Corvi A computer program for the analysis and design of
composite material panels
Y. Toi and S. Yoshida Numerical simulation of nonlinear behaviors of two-
dimensional block structures
C. T. Tsai and Nonlinear and multiple snapping responses of
A. N. Palazotto cylindrical panels comparing displacement control
and Riks method
R. S. Alwar and Analysis of laminated orthotropic spherical shelis
M. C. Narasimhan subjected to asymmetric loads
A. E. Anuta, Jr The modal equations with viscous damping
Fung-Tai Ko and An improved method of optimality criteria for
Bo Ping Wang structural optimization
W. J. Chen, P. D. Lin Thermal buckling behavior of thick composite
and L. W. Chen laminated plates under nonuniform temperature
distribution
J. M. Pitarresi and The temporal finite element method in structural
G. D. Manolis dynamics
Contents Vii
P. Hajela and L. Berke Neurobiological computational models in structural
analysis and design
C. A. Felippa and Acoustic fluid volume modeling by the displacement
J. A. DeRuntz potential formulation, with emphasis on the wedge
element
|. Takewaki, J. P. Conte, Probabilistic multi-objective optimal design of
S. A. Mahin and seismic-resistant braced steel frames using ARMA
K. S. Pister models
Boo Youn Lee and Shape optimization of two-dimensional thermoelastic
Byung Man Kwak structures using boundary integral equation formu-
lation
D. R. Mackay, K. H. Law An implementation of a generalized sparse/profile
and A. Raefsky finite element solution method
M. Ohga, T. Shigematsu Analysis of folded plate structures by a combined
and S. Kohigashi boundary element-transfer matrix method
D. M. Frangopol, Reliability analysis of nondeterministic steel beam—
M. lizuka and columns
K. Yoshida
G. Shi and G. Z. Voyiadijis Geometrically nonlinear analysis of plates by
assumed strain element with explicit tangent stiffness
matrix
M. Eisenberger Exact solution for general variable cross-section
members
H. Adeli and A hierarchical expert system for design of floors in
D. W. Hawkins highrise buildings
K. W. Chau and S. T. Lee Computer-aided design package RCTANK for the
analysis and design of reinforced concrete tanks
Y. Mengi, H. D. McNiven A model for nonlinear earthquake analysis of unre-
and A. K. Tanrikulu inforced brick masonry buildings
Lien-Wen Chen and Stability analysis of a Timoshenko beam subjected to
Der-Ming Ku distributed follower forces using finite elements
P. M. Wung and A transverse deformation theory of laminated
J. N. Reddy composite plates
G. Donida and Finite element approximation of dynamic problems for
R. Bernetti semi-infinite solids in elasticity
Jenn-Ching Luo Fictitious array techniques for storing and accessing a
symmetric matrix
C. Franciosi and Dynamic analysis of non-uniform thin walled beams
Zhong-Xian Li with non-classical boundary conditions
viii Contents
C. Alessandri and A spline based approach for avoiding domain inte-
A. Tralli gration in BEM
Technical Note
H. Matsuda, C. Morita Geometrical nonlinear analysis of rectangular Mindlin
and T. Sakiyama plates
Software Survey Section
NUMBER 5
V. Tinh Analysis of damped flutter of suspension bridges
K. S. Surana and Three-dimensional curved beam element based on
S. H. Nguyen p-version for dynamics
K. S. Surana and A twenty-seven-node ___ three-dimensional _ solid
K. W. Teong element for heat conduction based on p-version
W. Szyszkowski Multimodal optimality criterion for maximum funda-
mental frequency of free vibrations
Chien-Chang Lin, Application of Array Management System for the
Ine-Wei Liu and development of structural analysis programs
Tzong-Shuoh Yang
G. Karami Boundary element analysis of elasto-plastic contact
problems
B. B. Budkowska and Analytical determination of the optimal strain and
Q. Fu stress points for the displacement model of the finite
element method
D. G. Fertis and C. T. Lee Inelastic analysis of flexible bars using simplified
nonlinear equivalent systems
T. A. Angelov Infinite elements—theory and applications
Chih-Chao Chang Periodically restarted quasi-Newton updates in con-
stant arc-length method
D. Kennedy and More efficient use of determinants to solve transcen-
F. W. Williams dental structural eigenvalue problems reliably
L. Banks-Sills and On the computation of stress intensity factors for
R. Kopelman three-dimensional geometries with singular twenty-
seven-noded, distorted elements
S. Anantha Ramu and Free vibration of a stochastic beam-—column using
R. Ganesan stochastic FEM
S.-H. Hsieh and Nonlinear analysis of three-dimensional steel frames
G. G. Deierlein with semi-rigid connections
Contents ix
G. C. Onwubolu Finite element mesh generation of arbitrary solid
objects in CAD
G. C. Onwubolu A multi-functional computer-aided structural engin-
eering system
A. Moshaiov Finite element formulation of coupled thermo-elastic—
plastic beam bending and axial response
I. Kreja and Z. Cywinski Degenerated isoparametric finite elements in non-
linear analysis of 2D-problems
Chongbin Zhao, An approximate method for simulating infinite media
S. Valliappan and
Y. C. Wang
Zhu Tulong Statistic analyses of the strength of composite
laminates
A. H. Namini Analytical modeling of flutter derivatives as finite
elements
M.L. Accorsi and Numerical validation of a hybrid finite element method
R. Chamarajanagar using eigenstrain
M. A. Bakhle, Cascade flutter analysis with transient response
A. J. Mahajan, aerodynamics
T. G. Keith, Jr and
G. L. Stefko
S. M. R. Adluri, Finite element failure analysis of schifflerized angles
M. K. S. Madugula
and G. R. Monforton
A. S. Ezeldin Optimum design of reinforced fiber concrete sub-
jected to bending and geometrical constraints
R. Lammering The application of a finite shell element for composites
containing piezo-electric polymers in vibration control
Y. W. Kwon Material nonlinear analysis of composite plate bend-
ing using a new finite element formulation
M.S. Cheung and A combined finite strip/finite element solution of plate
Wenchang Li structures
Software Survey Section
NUMBER 6
CIVIL-COMP 89
B. H. V. Topping: Editorial
I. PROFESSIONAL ISSUES
F. T. Najafi: The computer in the construction industry
x Contents
Il. THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
D. A. Wijesundera, P. O. Olomolaiye and F. C. Harris: Dynamic simulation applied to
materials handling in high-rise construction
R. M. W. Horner and B. T. Talhouni: Application of database management systems in
productivity analysis |
G. Willmer: Time and cost risk analysis
Ill. COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
J. H. M. Tah and A. D. F. Price: Interactive computer-aided formwork design
W. D. Alley: Computer-aided design/drafting management within the United States Air
Force logistics command civil engineering organization
A. S. Watson and C. J. Anumba: The need for an integrated 2D/3D CAD system in
structural engineering
IV. PRE- AND POST-PROCESSING FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN
H. Nooshin and P. Disney: Elements of Formian
A. Kaveh: A connectivity coordinate system for node and element ordering
V. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
S. Gowripalan, J. Shakil and G. Singh: Life-cycle studies of a concrete structure using
simulation on a microcomputer
T. A. M. Salet and S. A. Hamelink: Numerical analysis of sandwich beams
R. Levy, O. Vilnay and K. B. Acheampong: Exact geometry considerations in buckling
analysis of trusses
H. B. Harrison: Some recent applications of the discrete element method
Yeong-Bin Yang and Liang-Jenq Leu: Force recovery procedures in nonlinear analysis
M. Papadrakakis and M. C. Dracopoulos: Improving the efficiency of preconditioning for
iterative methods
L. P. R. Lyons, A. J. Kent, A. P. Bell and A. J. L. Crook: Recent developments in the
LUSAS finite element system
VI. NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
F. B. A. Beshara and K. S. Virdi: Non-linear finite element dynamic analysis of
two-dimensional concrete structures
T. Taniguchi: Crack propagation analysis in civil engineering structures
VII. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF TENSION STRUCTURES
C. F. Ong, D. S. Wakefield and M. R. Barnes: Interactive graphic CAD for tension
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