Trends in Computational Structures Technology

Consisting of lectures by leading academics and researchers, this reference is the record of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, held in Athens, Greece, in September 2008. A wide range of structural engineering challenges are addressed, including the behavior of arches, beams, textile composites, adhesive joints, and reinforced concrete. For all these areas, recommendations are offered for high speed computer approaches that analyze strength, stress distribution, vibration reduction, and the effects of damage.

Consisting of lectures by leading academics and researchers, this reference is the record of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, held in Athens, Greece, in September 2008. A wide range of structural engineering challenges are addressed, including the behavior of arches, beams, textile composites, adhesive joints, and reinforced concrete. For all these areas, recommendations are offered for high speed computer approaches that analyze strength, stress distribution, vibration reduction, and the effects of damage.

B. H. V. Topping is an emeritus professor of computational mechanics at Heriot-Watt University and an honorary professor at the Pollack Mihaly Faculty of Engineering, University of Pecs. M. Papadrakakis is a professor at the Institute of Structural Analysis & Seismic Research at National Technical University.