Pure Building
This paper outlines the need for building integration in the design of fabric structures by examining the different necessary components and how they fit together. It provides examples...
Structural Computing in Engineering Practice
Since its emergence some thirty years ago, finite element technology has penetrated a significant part of the structural engineering profession. It serves as a most graphic illustration...
Object-Oriented Design of Finite Element Programs
This paper describes an implementation of the finite element method based on computational abstractions of both mathematical and engineering concepts. In contrast with conventional approaches,...
Finite Element Computations on a Linear Systolic Array
This paper describes a linear systolic architecture designed specifically for finite element computations. Examples of various sparse matrix and vector operations are given. Applications...
A Study of the Precision of Optimum Design Using Suboptimization
As the scale of structures becomes larger and their configuration become more complicated, the design variables and constraint conditions increase, and numerical calculation of the optimum...
Stress Computations for Nearly Incompressible Materials
Computation of stresses by the finite element method (FEM) in the case of nearly incompressible isotropic elastic materials is discussed. It is shown that for moderately high Poisson's...
Experience with the p-Version Program PROBE
The conventional approach in the FEM is known as the h-version, in which the solution accuracy depends on the size h of elements. The alternative approach is the p-version, in which the...
Computers in Civil Engineering Education at Clemson University
This paper describes the current use of computers in the civil engineering undergraduate education of students at Clemson Univrsity, the land-grant university of the State of South Carolina....
CADD for the Structural Engineer
There is a need for educating structural engineers on Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) programs. Many structural engineering firms use a combination of in-house and commercially...
Early Integration of Computational Methods in the Engineering Curriculum
Practicing civil engineers are continuing to take greater advantage of computers to solve structural problems of increasing complexity. To prepare for practice, engineering students must...
Some Interactive Graphics and Parallel Processing for Earthquake Engineering
Ongoing research at Cornell University on computer-aided earthquake engineering of building structures is exploiting innovations in computing in several areas. Although some of the approaches...
Parallel Computation for Linear Programming
In this paper, the basic Simplex algorithm is reexamined. Computational steps which can be done in parallel are identified, and a parallel version of the Simplex method is implemented...
Fast Track Paving May Offer Applications to Structures
'Fast Track' is a technique that permits portland cement concrete pavements to be opened to traffic in a day or less after they are poured. The method has been...
Recent Development of Cement-Based Materials
Development of advanced techniques has enhanced the capability of more accurate characterization of engineering materials at both the microscopic and macroscopic levels. Through better...
Testing of Reinforced Concrete Bridges for External Reinforcement
Several continuous reinforced concrete slab bridges were constructed in the 1950's with spans ranging from 30 ft. to 60 ft. Longitudinal cracks were observed in the tension...
Surface Treatments for Concrete
The US Army Corps of Engineers initiated in 1984 a research program designated Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation (REMR), one of the work units being the evaluation of...
Fast-Track Concrete Paving
Well known for its corn production, the State of Iowa has been seeding a new product for the past several years. 'Fast Track' concrete has grown along the edge...
Current Research and Future Developments
A review of current research projects at the National Science Foundation on bridge engineering are reviewed and discussed with respect to immediate and future impacts. A look into the...
LRFD for U. S. Bridge Design ? Validation Issues
During the 1987 meeting of the AASHTO Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures, recommendations from the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Project 20-7/31, regarding...
Overview of Programs at Sandia National Laboratories
This paper presents on overview of the containment integrity programs at Sandia National Laboratories. Companion papers at this conference give greater details about the construction,...
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