| Preface | |
| Boundary element analysis of two-dimensional contact problems using a local coordinate system | p. 3 |
| A high-order element for linear and nonlinear stress and vibration analysis of composite layered plates and shells | p. 11 |
| A 3-D variable order singularity finite element | p. 19 |
| The use of J-integrals in the boundary element method for the fracture analysis of plates | p. 25 |
| An inverse method to measure the vibration parameters of a liquid-filled shell | p. 37 |
| Detection of faults in carbon fibre reinforced plates using Lamb wave based novelty detection | p. 45 |
| Parameter identification in a system with both linear and coulomb damping | p. 51 |
| Identifying noise modes in estimated turbo-generator foundation models | p. 57 |
| Vibration testing: State of the art and challenges | p. 65 |
| The Weibull distribution as a means of monitoring gear damage | p. 75 |
| The estimation of rotor unbalance from shaft and pedestal vibration measurements | p. 81 |
| Some aspects of novelty detection methods | p. 89 |
| Towards a new method for identifying systems | p. 95 |
| Analysis of the vibrations of a rotating plate subjected to aerodynamic loading | p. 105 |
| Modal clustering in the vibration of partially embedded beams | p. 113 |
| Finite element and photoelastic analysis of overlapped crankshafts | p. 121 |
| Wave propagation in rotating thermo-piezoelectric solids | p. 127 |
| Theoretical scheme for a vibration based detection of a crack in stepped beams | p. 135 |
| Hertzian contact vibrations due to random excitation and surface roughness | p. 143 |
| Fast modelling of ring stiffened cylinders for nonlinear buckling analysis | p. 153 |
| Modelling transformation behaviour and its effects on residual stress in a finite element system | p. 161 |
| Nonlinear vibration of plates by the hierarchical finite element and continuation methods | p. 169 |
| Contact problems using Overhauser splines | p. 177 |
| Modelling of damping in porous media at low frequencies | p. 185 |
| State space methods in an eulerian symmetrical formulation of vibroacoustics | p. 193 |
| Axial dynamic stiffness of cylindrical vibration isolators - The 'exact' linear solution | p. 199 |
| Optimisation of an active noise control system for reducing the sound transmission through a double-glazing window | p. 207 |
| Improvement of dynamic finite element models reduced by superelement techniques with updating | p. 217 |
| The modelling of a three-storey aluminium space frame and updating of finite element parameters at the joints | p. 227 |
| Modal testing of a full-scale concrete floor: Test specifics and QA procedures | p. 233 |
| Modelling of machine dynamics using digital signal processing techniques | p. 241 |
| Towards a dynamic version of Saint Venant's principle | p. 251 |
| Dynamic response of inelastic structures subjected to earthquake ground motion | p. 257 |
| Prediction of vibration propagation in built-up plate structures | p. 265 |
| Dynamic modeling of a turbo-prop aircraft using the U-vector Expansion Method | p. 273 |
| Diagnostic analysis of vibrations in a turbine generator support structure at Kilroot Power Station, Northern Ireland | p. 281 |
| Impact modelling in lateral vibrations of cantilevered beams including friction dampers | p. 287 |
| Approximate static and dynamic reanalysis techniques for structural optimization | p. 295 |
| Development of a finite element software design aid for automotive rear-view mirrors | p. 303 |
| Vibration of engine foundations | p. 311 |
| Design for vibration characteristics | p. 317 |
| Assessing the effects of viscoelastic inserts by experimental reanalysis | p. 325 |
| Development of a vibration control strategy for flexible robot arms | p. 333 |
| Development and implementation of an application phase analysis feature to simulate rapid crack propagation in a gas pipeline | p. 343 |
| Computational modelling of penetration of biomaterials by a sharp knife | p. 347 |
| The analysis of stress concentrations in components: A modified fracture-mechanics approach | p. 355 |
| New optical interferometric technique for stress analysis | p. 361 |
| A comparison of analytical, finite element and photoelastic results for a cylinder in contact with an elastic half-space | p. 367 |
| Photoelastic analysis of stress intensity factors in notches | p. 373 |
| Some design considerations for a thermoelastic strain gauge | p. 381 |
| Thermoelastic stress analysis of oblique holes in flat plates | p. 389 |
| Sound transmission through honeycomb panels | p. 399 |
| Rapid detection of defects in thin plates using ultrasonic Rayleigh-Lamb waves | p. 403 |
| Interlaminar stress analysis of composite laminates with an open hole | p. 411 |
| On Saint-Venant's principle for composite materials under plane deformations | p. 419 |
| Gyrotropic properties of rocks due to a dissymmetry of microstructure | p. 425 |
| Computerized algebra in the analysis of composite plates and shells | p. 431 |
| An inverse problem for identifying mechanical characteristics of composite materials | p. 439 |
| Diagnosis of lubrication failure in gear systems by vibration analysis | p. 449 |
| Wavelet analysis applied to bearing vibration detection | p. 455 |
| A generalised transfer matrix method for free vibration of axisymmetric shells | p. 463 |
| On 3-D stress analysis of laminated plates with perturbed interfaces | p. 469 |
| Boundary element analysis of crack closure around inclusions embedded in dissimilar matrices | p. 475 |
| Linear structured uncertain system reduction using stability equation method | p. 485 |
| Model order reduction for linear structured uncertain systems | p. 491 |
| Dynamic analysis of laminated orthotropic hemispherical shells | p. 497 |
| Compression strength of composite suspension push-rods for Formula 1 racing cars | p. 503 |
| Fundamental solutions for equations of harmonic vibrations in the theory of elasticity | p. 511 |
| Finite element analysis of wheelchair structure | p. 517 |
| Modelling of fracture for composites in compression along layers | p. 523 |
| An elasto-plastic finite element method analysis on the crack growth of super-strength-steel material | p. 531 |
| Thermo mechanical analysis of rail wheel | p. 535 |
| Integrated design and FEA of composite materials | p. 541 |
| Identification of hydrodynamic torque converter controlled by physical properties of working fluid | p. 549 |
| Experimental and numerical studies of creep crack growth in filled adhesive systems | p. 557 |
| Free vibration analysis of clamped-free circular cylindrical shell with end cap by receptance method | p. 565 |
| Energy of plane elastic waves in anisotropic media | p. 573 |
| A numerical technique for simulating the dynamic stresses in piping systems with limited vibration measurements | p. 577 |
| Author index | p. 585 |
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