Modeling complex engineering structures

Developments in digital methods and higher-speed computing are providing rapid advances in the analysis and design of complex structures--so rapid that it can be difficult for engineers to keep abreast of this expanding knowledge. Modeling Complex Engineering Structures provides an overview of cutting-edge developments in computational theory and techniques as currently applied in various fields of structural analysis, in the United States and around the world. Individual contributors discuss practice and research in diverse but related applications such as high-rise buildings, long-span roofs, bridges, geotechnical structures, aging nuclear structures, offshore structures, automobiles, aircraft, and ships. Encouraging the cross-fertilization of modeling approaches, this book is a reference for analysts and designers from all disciplines.

Structural modeling : an overview / Robert E. Melchers and Richard Hough -- High-rise buildings / Paul Cross, David Vesey, and Chun-Man Chan -- Lightweight longspan roofs / Richard Hough and Tristram Carfrae -- Bridge assessment / Campbell Middleton -- Geotechnical structures / Jack Pappin -- Aging nuclear structures / Bruce R. Ellingwood and Dan J. Naus -- Offshore structures / Torgeir Moan -- Automotive structures / Tim Keer and Richard Sturt -- Composite aircraft structures / Don Kelly, Murray L. Scott, and Rodney Thomson -- Ship structures / Jeom Kee Paik and Owen F. Hughes -- Complex structural analysis and structural reliability / Robert E. Melchers and Xiu-Li Guan -- Concluding reflections / Robert E. Melchers.