Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction: Proceedings of an International Conference on Advances in Engineering Structures, Mechanics and Construction, held in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, May 14-17 2006
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The conference highlighted all forms of research and applications related to advances in engineering structures, mechanics and construction. The conference promised to be an interesting event. The technical program involved the presentation of seventy-three papers, by more than one-hundred and fifty authors representing fifteen countries. The opening technical session of each day of the three-day conference featured two Plenary presentations, followed by two parallel tracks of technical sessions for the remainder of the day. This Conference Proceedings contains the texts of all three plenary presentations and all seventy-three technical papers.
Forty years of engineering structures, mechanics and construction research at the University of Waterloo3Isospectral vibrating systems31Cold-formed steel research at the University of Waterloo39Sulphide, sulphate and sulphuric acid corrosion of concrete in laboratory tests55Summary of development and use of CSA 2004 shear design provisions67Damage assessment of reinforced concrete bridge decks using TAM network81An approximate damage model for concrete under finite deformation87Dynamic response analysis for a large-scale RC girder under a falling-weight impact loading99Damage states for reinforced CMU masonry shear walls111Seismic behaviour of precast column-to-foundation grouted sleeve connections121Air-void stability in fresh self-consolidating concretes incorporating rice husk ash129Behavior of concrete bridge decks reinforced with MMFX steel139Evaluation of shear design methods for large, lightly-reinforced concrete beams153FRP repair of corrosion-damaged concrete beams - Waterloo experience165Compressive strength testing of earthen plasters for straw bale wall application175GBT-based structural analysis of thin-walled members : overview, recent progress and future developments187Evolutionary optimization of braced steel frameworks for tall buildings using a hybrid OC-GA method205Fundamental characteristics of new high modulus CFRP materials for strengthening steel bridges and structures215Modeling of axially loaded HSS slender steel members retrofitted with composites227Quantifying inherent robustness in structural steel framing systems239Stainless steel rebar for seismic applications255Spread of plasticity : an adaptive gradual plastic-hinge approach for steel frames265Empirical analysis of memetic algorithms for conceptual design of steel structural systems in tall buildings277Elasto-plastic finite element analysis of prying of top- and seat-angle connections289Fully stressed seismic design of dampers in framed structures303Inelastic analysis of semirigid frameworks317A new method for analysis of structures including nonlinear semirigid connections329Evaluation of a forty-year old T. Y. Lin designed elliptical post-tensioned cable-supported roof343Story based ductility models for displacement based design of steel frames355"Plastique" - a computer program for 3D inelastic analysis of multi-storey buildings367Analytical predictions of strength and deflection of light gauge steel frame/wood panel shear walls381Innovative cold-formed steel I-joist393Determination of the lateral strength of shear wall panels with cold-formed steel frames401Model decomposition for thin-walled member stability using the finite strip method411Study on shear resistance of cold-formed steel stud walls in residential structure423Learning, self-diagnosis and multi-objective control of an active tensegrity structure439Micro- and macro-mechanical approaches for modelling of polyethylene material for pipes449The mechanics of early embryo development : insights from finite element modeling459Applications of random field models in stochastic structural mechanics471Relative NDT evaluation of the side walls of a brick channel485Crack induced stress field in an elastic-plastic plate493Micro/meso-analysis of polymer composites with damage evolution505Galerkin method for stochastic algebraic equations and plates on random elastic foundation517Hypercube point concentrations sampling technique527Asymptotically-correct structural modelling of thin-walled anisotropic closed cross-section rotating slender beams537Dynamic sensitivities using efficient reanalysis of structures549Symmetrization of some linear conservative nonself-adjoint systems563Interactive knowledge-based assistance for conceptual design of building structures571High performance computational modelling of microstructural phenomena in polycrystalline metals583Interactive visualisation systems for conceptual building design : a practical approach595Assessing alternative prefabrication methods : logistical influences607A study of quasi-static delamination in sandwich structures615On the Monte Carlo simulation of moment Lyapunov exponents627Mathematical programming in structural mechanics - the past and the future639Optimization method of pile foundations653Gradient based optimization of added viscous damping in seismic applications663Strategies for computational efficiency in continuum structural topology optimization673Damage detection using static response data and optimality criterion685System reliability assessment of steel girder bridges699Reliability of bilinear SDOF systems subjected to earthquake loading711Risk-based maintenance optimization of aging highway bridge decks723A comparison of probabilistic models of deterioration for life cycle management of structures735Time-variant reliability analysis for series systems with log-normal vector response747In-pipe ground penetrating radar for non-destructive evaluation of PVC lined concrete pipe763Freeform construction application research773Risk identification and response methods : views of large scale contractors working in developing countries781Better visualization for multiple-site infrastructure programs using GIS793Glass-plastic hybrid construction801Development of new bridge restrainer using laminated fiber reinforced rubber809Collapse analysis of reinforced concrete slabs : are the up and down roads one and the same?823Decision support system for bridge network maintenance planning833Antimicrobial treated construction materials and air filters reduce facility bioburden and improve air quality in a healthcare environment841Comprehensive strategy for HSC best performance in extensive applications of landmark works in Italy853
