| Preface | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Organisation | |
| Postcard from a busy consulting practice | p. 3 |
| Developments in computational methods for structures and materials | p. 5 |
| Developments in computational mechanics applied to the behaviour of materials and structures | p. 7 |
| Fracture simulation using a discrete triangular element | p. 11 |
| Finite element method for shakedown analysis of pavements | p. 17 |
| Computational mechanics - Limit analysis of unreinforced masonry shear walls | p. 23 |
| FE modelling of confined eccentrically loaded columns subject to second order effects | p. 29 |
| A study of the convergence of the scaled boundary finite element method | p. 35 |
| BE mathematical programming approach for identifying quasibrittle fracture parameters | p. 41 |
| Study on normal flow rule and radial flow rule | p. 47 |
| A finite element cloning technique for transient flow problems in unbounded domains | p. 53 |
| Joint stiffness estimation of body structure using neural network | p. 59 |
| A successful concrete repair work for clarifiers in Bandar Imam water supply project | p. 67 |
| Performance of open girder timber floors | p. 71 |
| Performance of particleboard walls as deep beams | p. 77 |
| Plasterboard peaking and cracking under timber roof trusses | p. 83 |
| Spacing and width of flexural cracks in reinforced concrete | p. 91 |
| Moment redistribution and rotation capacity in prestressed concrete structures | p. 97 |
| Modeling of high-moment plastification regions in concrete structures | p. 103 |
| Reinforced concrete columns in combined tension and bending | p. 109 |
| Finite element modelling of HSC squat walls in shear | p. 115 |
| Biaxial bending of high strength concrete columns | p. 121 |
| An experimental study of the long-term behaviour of reinforced concrete flat slabs under sustained service loads | p. 127 |
| Theoretical assessment of flat slab bridges | p. 133 |
| Transmission of high strength concrete column loads through slabs | p. 139 |
| Influence of boundary conditions on punching shear behaviour of flat plate-column connections | p. 145 |
| The influence of concrete material parameters on the FE modelling of punching shear in flat plate-column connections | p. 151 |
| High strength concrete deep beams with different web reinforcements | p. 157 |
| Strut-and-tie model for large reinforced deep beams | p. 163 |
| Using helices to enhance the performance of high strength concrete beams | p. 169 |
| Flexural crack control for reinforced concrete beams and slabs: An evaluation of design procedures | p. 175 |
| Prestressed concrete design - Beyond load-balancing | p. 181 |
| Developments in displacement prediction methodology for reinforced concrete building structures | p. 187 |
| Deformability of prestressed beams with AFRP and CFRP tendons | p. 195 |
| Behaviour of fibre reinforced high strength concrete columns | p. 201 |
| Finite element modelling of baseplates for steel hollow sections subject to axial tension | p. 209 |
| Stronger legs for steel towers | p. 215 |
| Shear-lag phenomenon in framed tube structures with multiple internal tubes | p. 221 |
| The design of pins | p. 227 |
| Characterising asymmetry of the initial imperfections in steel silos | p. 233 |
| Strength of eccentrically loaded incomplete penetration butt welds | p. 239 |
| Comparison of analysis with tests of cold-formed RHS portal frames | p. 245 |
| Study on the residual stress and the elasto-plastic behavior for a circular plate | p. 251 |
| Yield lines in collapse mechanisms of CHS joints | p. 257 |
| Behavior of a penetrated nuclear steel containment vessel under combined loads | p. 263 |
| Benchmark solutions for steel frame structures subject to lateral buckling | p. 269 |
| Model for tubular moment end plate connections utilising eight bolts | p. 277 |
| On the analysis and design of submerged steel pipelines | p. 283 |
| Nonlinear analysis of I-section beams curved in plan | p. 289 |
| Steel frame design using advanced analysis | p. 295 |
| Influence of partial shear connection on the behaviour of composite joints | p. 303 |
| Moment resisting connections for composite frames | p. 309 |
| Steel-concrete composite beams under repeated loading | p. 315 |
| The effects of local buckling and confinement in concrete filled circular steel tubes | p. 321 |
| Elastic buckling modes in unpropped continuous composite tee-beams | p. 327 |
| Finite element modelling of cold-formed steel wall frames lined with plasterboard | p. 335 |
| The numerical simulation of shear connection | p. 341 |
| Reverse-cycle testing of stud shear connectors | p. 347 |
| The use of recycled crushed concrete as road aggregates | p. 355 |
| A lightweight cement-bonded building material | p. 361 |
| Development of a new structural core material for composites in civil engineering | p. 367 |
| Enhancing the performance of laminated veneer lumber beams with carbon fibre reinforcement | p. 373 |
| Rapidwall - A new wall technology | p. 383 |
| Aspects of code development for the assessment of existing structures | p. 391 |
| The proposed concrete model code for Asia and the Australian concrete structures standard - A comparison | p. 397 |
| Suggested revisions to Australian Standard (AS3600) requirements on design for longitudinal shear in concrete beams | p. 403 |
| AS/NZS4600-1996 - Does it cover design cold-formed roof panels? | p. 409 |
| Limit states purlin design to AS/NZS 4600:1996 | p. 415 |
| ColdSteel/4600 - Software for the design of cold-formed steel structures | p. 423 |
| A simplified approach for calculating fire resistance of steel frames under fire conditions | p. 431 |
| Fire testing of high strength concrete filled steel columns | p. 437 |
| Buckling of unilaterally constrained mild steel plates at elevated temperatures | p. 443 |
| Can the influence of mechanical impedance improve structural crashworthiness? | p. 449 |
| Finite element modeling of moisture transport through the brick-mortar interface | p. 455 |
| Behaviour of multi-story steel frames in fires | p. 461 |
| Local buckling of steel plates at elevated temperatures | p. 467 |
| ON the mathematical modeling of magneto-piezoelastic anisotropic materials | p. 475 |
| Introduction to durable concrete in the arid and hot climates of Iran | p. 481 |
| A new fibre composite beam - An experimental study of the structural behaviour | p. 487 |
| Influence of fine aggregates on the elastic modulus of mortar | p. 493 |
| Structural behaviour of monocoque fibre composite trusses | p. 501 |
| Estimation of the Bauschinger effect under the multi-axial loading | p. 507 |
| The behavior of expanded polystyrene (EPS) under repeated loading | p. 513 |
| Mechanical properties of recycled railway ballast | p. 519 |
| Durability of high strength steel fibre reinforced concrete | p. 525 |
| Composite materials? The 3000MPa question | p. 531 |
| Development of a small scale fibre composite semi-trailer for transport applications | p. 537 |
| Seismic response analysis for three dimensional asymmetric buildings | p. 545 |
| Seismic response of steel frames containing hierarchical friction-dissipating joints | p. 551 |
| The bifurcation behaviour of vertically irregular multi-storey buildings subject to earthquake excitations | p. 557 |
| Structural system identification of MRWA Bridge 617 | p. 563 |
| Study of dynamic response in an elasto-plastic beam | p. 569 |
| Robustness of fuzzy control algorithms for the control of civil engineering structures under earthquake loading | p. 575 |
| Seismic response behaviour of unreinforced masonry walls by shaking table testings and time-history analyses | p. 581 |
| Determination of earthquake response spectra in low and moderate seismicity regions using new methodologies | p. 587 |
| Vibrations of laminated rectangular plates with intermediate line-supports | p. 595 |
| Analysis of rail track curved in plan | p. 601 |
| Evaluation of cyclic moment-curvature relationship of reinforced masonry | p. 607 |
| Dynamic response of semi-continuous composite beams | p. 613 |
| The seismic performance of reinforced concrete band beam frames in Australia | p. 619 |
| The influence of weld-induced localised imperfections on the buckling of cylindrical thin-walled shells | p. 627 |
| Doubly, singly and point symmetric fixed-ended columns undergoing local buckling | p. 633 |
| Buckling of sectorial Mindlin plates | p. 641 |
| Inelastic lateral-distortional buckling of continuously restrained beam-columns | p. 647 |
| Elastic buckling of rectangular plates with mixed boundary conditions | p. 653 |
| Levels of nonlinearity in frame analysis | p. 659 |
| Analysis, design and construction of the Olympic sculptures, AMP Tower, Sydney | p. 665 |
| A theoretical study of plastic buckling of circular cylindrical shells under combined axial compression and torsion | p. 671 |
| Shaping, stiffness and ultimate load capacity of domical space trusses | p. 677 |
| Modelling reactive soil movements for the study of cracking in masonry structures | p. 685 |
| Design of shallow foundations in sands: State-of-the-art | p. 691 |
| Design charts for shallow foundations in sands | p. 697 |
| Prediction of deflections of Burrinjuck Dam using finite element analysis | p. 703 |
| Real coded genetic algorithms for active control force optimisation | p. 711 |
| Single Input-Single Output (SISO) adaptive control in Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) using Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC) | p. 717 |
| Topological optimisation of simple trusses using a genetic algorithm | p. 723 |
| Finite element analysis in structural reliability | p. 729 |
| Use of Plant Design System (PDS) as a structural engineering tool | p. 735 |
| Analysis, design and optimization of composite structures | p. 741 |
| Optimum rigid road pavement design using genetic algorithm | p. 747 |
| Structural reliability of masonry walls in compression and flexure | p. 753 |
| Author index | p. 759 |
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