Trends in Structural Mechanics

Cosserat Continuum and Shell Theory.- A Technique for Solving Nonlinear Problems.- Solution of Solid Mechanics Problems by Random Walk.- Development and Progress of the Discrete Method of Limit Analysis using “Rigid Bodies — Spring Models”.- Dual Analysis with Equilibrium Finite Elements.- Yielding and Flow of Sand.- Mechanics of Buried Flexible Structures.- Designing with Fibre-Reinforced Composites: Advantages and Pitfalls.- Use of Polymers and Polymer-Based Composites in Structural Mechanics.- A Finite Element Presentation of Optimum Design for Filament-Winding Composite Cylindrical Pressure Vessels..- Interactive Buckling in Fibrous Pultruded I-Section Composite Beams.- Theories Behind the Development of Constitutive Relations.- Rehabilitation of Structures by Fibre Reinforced Plastic Laminates.- A Coherent Code for Structural Design Against Buckling.- Large Twisting and Kinking of Thin-Walled Elastic Ribbons.- Stiffened Plates and Cylindrical Shells under Interactive Buckling.- Parametric Studies of the Factors Affecting the Stability of Segmental Dome Structures.- Impact Damage Sustained During Vehicle Rollover.- Periodic Table of the Polyhedral Universe.- Optimizing Structural Systems.- Static and Dynamic Analysis of Tension Structures.- Finite Elements, Plasticity Theory and Linear Programming for Dimensioning Reinforced Concrete Slabs and Walls.- Steel Satchel Connections.- A Study of M-? Behaviour of Flush Endplate Connections.- Moment Frame Connections Revisited: A Fundamental Fracture Mechanics Approach.- Lower Bound Moment Fields — A New Approach.- Reinforced Concrete Column Design.- Full-Section Yield Analysis of Uniformly Loaded Sector Plates.- Service Life of Patches in Concrete Flat Slabs.- Reliability-Based Nondestructive Inspection Planning.-The Earthquake-Resistant Design of Critically-Important Concrete Structures.- An Improved Approximation for the Multinormal Integral with Applications to System Reliability Computation.- New Developments in the Theory of Dynamics for Seismic Analysis of Buildings.- On the Moment Distribution Method of Structural Analysis.- Role of Higher Education.- Some Musings About a Difficult Design Problem.- Engineering Design and Computers.- Learning Conceptual Design.