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LIST OF CONTENTS NUMBER 1 Editorial A. Ibrahimbegovic and Nonlinear dynamics of flexible beams in planar S. Mamouri motion: formulation and time-stepping scheme for stiff problems R. de Borst and A. E. Groen Towards efficient and robust elements for 3D-soil plasticity D. Barlam and E. Zahavi The reliability of solutions in contact problems 1. Kosaka and C. C. Swan A symmetry reduction method for continuum structural topology optimization G. C. Archer, G. Fenves and A new object-oriented finite element analysis pro- C. Thewalt gram architecture G. Fabbrocino, G. Manfredi Non-linear analysis of composite beams under posi- and E. Cosenza tive bending K. Abdel-Tawab and A fuzzy-set analysis for a dynamic thermo-elasto- A. K. Noor viscoplastic damage response . Barboni, A. Mannini and On the use of the P—TFE method for panel flutter . Gaudenzi optimization . Liu and J. Onoda Controller design for vibration suppression of slewing flexible structures Calendar Call for Papers NUMBER 2 HK. Takabatake and A simplified analysis of elastic plates with edge beams Y. Nagareda W. Szyszkowski and Optimal linear regulator problems solved by the finite M. Hoetzel element method P. Harikrishna, Analytical and experimental studies on the gust J. Shanmugasundaram, response of a 52 m tall steel lattice tower under wind S. Gomathinayagam and loading N. Lakshmanan L. Young-Shin and Nonlinear free vibration analysis of rotating hybrid K. Young-Wann cylindrical shells V VI J. F. Davalos and P. Qiao A computational approach for analysis and optimal design of FRP beams M. J. Terro, M.S. Mahmoud Multi-loop feedback and M. Abdel-Rohman platforms K. C. Ho and K. T. Chau A finite strip loaded by material R. Kiviluoma Coupled-mode buffeting and flutter analysis of bridges P. Mahajan and A. Dutta Adaptive computation of impact force under low velocity impact S.H. Zhang, K. B. Nielsen, Numerical simulation of the integral hydro-bulge J. Danckert and Z. R. Wang forming of non-clearance double-layer spherical vessels: deformation analysis Calendar Call for Papers NUMBER 3 H. Askes, Adaptive analysis of yield line patterns in pilates A. Rodriguez-Ferran the arbitrary Lagrangian—Eulerian method ind A. Huerta J. J. Zhang, |. |. Esat and Load analysis with varying mesh stiffness Y. H. Shi P. Bakshi 1P. C. Pandey Analytical shape sensitivity computation using hybrid finite elements M. Gurgoze Mechanical systems with a single viscous damper subject to a constraint equation W. Glabisz Vibration and stability of a beam with elastic supports and concentrated masses under conservative and nonconservative forces A. Kaveh and A. Davaran Spectral bisection of adaptive finite element meshes for parallel processing K. Al-Hosani, S. Fadhil Fundamental solution and boundary element analysis and A. El-Zafrany of thick plates on Winkler foundation M. Walker Optimal design of symmetric laminates with cut-outs for maximum buckling load J. Q. Fang, Q. S. Li and A new function transform technique for the solution A. P. Jeary of FEM dynamic equations Contents Vil Xiaoguang Zheng and Stress analysis of finite composite laminates with Xiwu Xu elliptical inclusion R. Ramasamy and Vibration and damping analysis of fluid filled ortho- N. Ganesan tropic cylindrical shells with constrained viscoelastic damping Calendar Call for Papers NUMBER 4 A. Watson, D. Kennedy and 377 Design of structures by a splitting method F. W. Williams P. C. Pandey, Nonlinear analysis of adhesively bonded lap joints H. Shankaragouda and considering viscoplasticity in adhesives A. Kr. Singh A. R. Krishna Reddy and Free vibration of skew laminates R. Palaninathan R.S. BhatiaandG.S.Sekhon 425 Generation of exact stiffness matrix for a conical shell element J. Wang, P. C. Y. Lee and 437 Thickness-shear and flexural vibrations of linearly D. H. Bailey contoured crystal strips with multiprecision compu tation X. Wang, Z. Feng and Computational simulation of turbulent mixing with L. J. Forney mass transfer X. Wang Numerical analysis of moving orthotropic thin plates Calendar Call for Papers Announcement NUMBER 5 L. Holzleitner and 487 Structural shape optimization using MSC/NASTRAN and K. G. Mahmoud sequential quadratic programming Y. F. Rashed, M. H. Aliabadi 515 A boundary element formulation for a Reissner plate and C. A. Brebbia on a Pasternak foundation Z. M. Wang, A. K. H. Kwan 533 Mesoscopic study of concrete |: generation of random and H. C. Chan aggregate structure and finite element mesh , Vill Contents A. K. H. Kwan, Z. M. Wang Mesoscopic study of concrete Il: nonlinear finite ind H. C. Chan element analysis L. Zhang, J. W. Zu and The stochastic Newmark algorithm for random analy- Z. Zheng sis of multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear systems X. Song and J. D. Baldwin A novel node-based structural shape optimization algorithm S. Pitt, R. Jones Further studies into interacting 3D cracks nd S. N. Atluri Calendar Call for Papers Announcement NUMBER 6 G. Zhang and B. Tabarrok Generation of surfaces via equilibrium of forces Moradi and F. Taheri Application of differential quadrature method to the delamination buckling of composite plates J. Jung, M.-C. Kim An improved subspace iteration method with shifting d |.-W. Lee Botello, E. Onate A layer-wise triangle for analysis of laminated iJ. M. Canet composite plates and shells A. Zapfe A discrete layer beam finite element for the dynamic A. Lesieutre analysis of composite sandwich beams with integral damping layers Kaveh, A. Bahreininejad A hybrid graph—neural method for domain decompo- nd H. Mostafaei sition Maalej, A. Karasaridis, Spectral analysis of sensor data in civil engineering Hatzinakos and structures J. Pantazopoulou L. D. FlippenJ r Initial-interval driven biasing of nodal concentration along a fixed curve Calendar List of contents and author index for Volume 70, 1999 then s e a