ABSTRACT

The Second International Conference on Structural Engineering Mechanics and Computation was held in Cape Town, South Africa in 2004. Its mission was 'To review and share the latest developments, and address the challenges that the present and the future pose'.This book contains its key findings with contributions from academics, researchers and pra

chapter 1|6 pages

Keynote papers

chapter 2|16 pages

Invited papers

chapter 4|12 pages

Laminated composite plates and shells

chapter 5|8 pages

Other plate and shell problems

chapter 6|6 pages

Wind turbine structures

chapter 8|6 pages

Beam, arch, frame and box-girder analysis

chapter 9|18 pages

Vibration and dynamic analysis

chapter 10|10 pages

Vibration and seismic control

chapter 13|12 pages

Soil-structure interaction

chapter 15|12 pages

Loading on structures

chapter 16|8 pages

Structural safety and reliability

chapter 18|16 pages

Numerical methods, formulations & modelling

chapter 21|8 pages

Plastic analysis and non-linear modelling

chapter 22|8 pages

Impact resistance and crashworthiness

chapter 23|6 pages

Brick and masonry structures

chapter 25|8 pages

Timber structures and connections

chapter 27|6 pages

Steel frames

chapter 28|12 pages

Steel connections

chapter 29|6 pages

Aluminium and stainless steel applications

chapter 30|6 pages

Behavior of steel structures in fire

chapter 31|10 pages

Concrete and construction materials

chapter 33|12 pages

High-strength and fibre-reinforced concrete

chapter 34|12 pages

Analysis of concrete structures

chapter 35|16 pages

Design of concrete structures