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Journal
Volume 14 (1992)
Part (1992): Congress report _
Front matter _
Preface _
Index _
Table of Contents _
Rubric: Plenary session 1: New horizons in structural engineering 1
Article: Perspective from a developing country in Asia 3
Rubric: Plenary Session 2: Structural contribution to natural disaster reduction 15
Article: Structural contribution to natural disaster reduction 17
Article: Earthquake hazard mitigation in new and existing structures 25
Article: Cyclone resistance of residential buildings in the Caribbean 37
Article: Structural system reliability analysis: the key to designing for disasters 43
Rubric: Plenary Session 3: Impact of structures on the environment 49
Article: Fundamental considerations on the aesthetics of bridges 51
Article: Environmental problems related to dams in India 59
Article: The Øresund bridge-tunnel: assessment of the environmental impact 65
Article: Impact of the maritime ports on the environment 71
Article: Impact of transmission line towers on environment 77
Article: On bridge-environment relations in Japanese cities 83
Article: Contrôle de l'étanchéité des enceintes nucléaires à double paroi 89
Article: Concrete structures for risk reduction on industrial plants 95
Article: Natural draught cooling towers to minimise adverse environment effects 101
Rubric: Poster 107
Article: Creators of human settlement 108
Article: Effect of surface transport on environment 110
Rubric: Plenary Session 4: Financing projects: world trends 113
Article: Financing of infrastructure projects in South East Asia 115
Article: Financing methods for large construction projects 125
Rubric: Special Session 1: Tensioned structures 135
Article: Tension structures: a brief review 137
Article: Movable membrane roofs for the arenas in Nîmes and Zaragoza 151
Article: Design and construction of green Dome Maebashi 163
Article: Prestressed steel structure for large span industrial buildings 169
Article: Dry dock with anchored bottom 175
Article: Mobile arena: a tensioned fabric multi-hall 181
Article: Design of the new concert pavillon, Pier 6, Baltimore, USA 187
Rubric: Special session 2: Offshore fixed and floating structures 193
Article: Floating islands "Marinarium" 195
Article: Wave energy caisson for a power plant 207
Article: Fixed skimmer wall offshore structure built for a thermal power station 217
Article: Development of offshore structures: an overview 223
Rubric: Poster 229
Article: Fourth oil berth at Butcher Island, Bombay 230
Article: Offshore structure stabilization under the surface wave effect 232
Article: Abrasion of concrete structures by ice 234
Rubric: Special session 3: Renewable energy structures 237
Article: Ocean energy, challenge for structural engineers 239
Article: Solar thermal electricity generation 251
Article: Bending frequencies of HAWECS towers 263
Rubric: Special session 4: High rise buildings 269
Article: The Miglin-Beitler tower Chicago, IL (USA) 271
Article: High rise system concepts 283
Article: Analysis of framed buildings having arbitrary wall panels 295
Article: New conctruction system of high rise RC buildings 301
Article: Scope towers at New Delhi, India 307
Rubric: Poster 313
Article: Tower block of Civic Center, Shah Alam Core Project, Malaysia 314
Article: Investigation of frame with semi-rigid joint 316
Article: Structural schemes for lateral load resistance 318
Rubric: Seminar 1: Creative design as reflected in practical applications 321
Article: Pennsylvania Convention Center 323
Article: Legislative assembly hall at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India 329
Article: Sense and quality of engineering design 335
Article: Development of containment structures in India 341
Article: New horizons with Arapree prestressed concrete 347
Article: Dickwandige Profile in Stahlkonstruktionen 353
Article: Joining method for use in automated building-frame erection 359
Article: A new generation of pressurized water reactors 365
Rubric: Poster 371
Article: Durability aspects of cylindrical roof construction in ferrocement 372
Article: Steel-concrete composite arch 374
Article: New opportunities with Arapree presetressed concrete 376
Article: Interaktive computer graphics in the analysis of high rise buildings 378
Article: Urea silos at Hazira, Gujarat 380
Article: Legislative assembly hall at Gandhinagar, India 382
Article: Containment slab of Narora Atomic Power Project, India 384
Article: Buildings system based on demountable sheet steel elements 386
Article: Design strategy for industrialized building system 388
Rubric: Seminar 2: Bridge design and construction 391
Article: Fabrication survey of steel components facillitates quick bridge erection 393
Article: Aesthetic design of a cable-stayed bridge 399
Article: The new Oporto railway bridge 405
Article: Innovative construction and design of three marine bridges 411
Article: Prestressed concrete slab deck of the Fadalto bridge 417
Article: Thermostressed state in segmental concrete structures 423
Rubric: Poster 429
Article: Use of prestressed steel flexural members for bridge construction 430
Article: More precise design calculation of bridge deck beams 432
Article: Second Thane creek road bridge, Bombay, India 434
Article: Two railway bridges across Vasai creek, Bombay, India 436
Article: Railway bridges constructed by precast segmental construction method 438
Article: Bridging Pamban strait near Rameshwaram Island in India 440
Article: Bridging the river Alaknanda for Badrinath shrine in Himalayas 442
Article: Bridge across Mond creek near Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India 444
Rubric: Seminar 3: Structures to withstand natural disasters: experiences and applications 447
Article: Foundations for deep scour: Ganga bridge at Varanasi 449
Article: Engineered cyclone shelter for disaster prevention 455
Article: Vibration control of structures by tuned liquid column dampers 461
Article: Anchors: an efficient means for disaster resisting structures 467
Article: Lagerung gefährlicher Gase und Flüssigkeiten in Großbehältern 473
Article: Innovative strengthening of structures for earthquakes 479
Article: Protection of structures during earthquakes 485
Article: Passive and active response control of buildings 489
Article: Studies on aseismic measures for a large existent sluice lock 495
Article: Predicition of structural damage by using expert systems technology 501
Rubric: Poster 507
Article: Disspative braced frames with steel and concrete active links 508
Article: Hybrid isolation system using friction-controllable sliding bearings 510
Article: 235 MWe containments in India 512
Article: Seismic analysis for achieving economy and safety in bridge structures 514
Article: Anti-seismic protection of monumental buildings 516
Article: Effective protection against natural disasters 518
Rubric: Seminar 4: Continuing education: scope and objectives 521
Article: Continuing engineering education in the design office 523
Article: Objectives of continuing engineering education in Lybia 529
Article: Continuing education of bridge engineers in Poland 535
Article: Distance learning mode of study in construction management 541
Rubric: Seminar 5: Urban transport structures 547
Article: Innovation and evolution of urban transportation structures 549
Article: Metro of Monterrey, Mexico 557
Article: O-Bahn, a dual mode urban transport system 567
Article: Use of precast elements in the construction of Delhi flyovers 577
Article: Interchange at New Yamuna bridge, New Delhi, India 583
Article: Buckling of extraordinary deep and slender concrete box girders 589
Rubric: Seminar 6: Bridge management systems 595
Article: A decision system for bridge management 597
Article: Probabilistic deterioration models used in bridge management systems 603
Article: Bridge management system for the New York State Thruway Authority 607
Article: Unterhaltungsstrategie für Düsseldorf Brücken 613
Article: Long-term performance monitoring of bridges: major case studies 619
Rubric: Poster 625
Article: Experience in bridge management systems in India 626
Article: Polish bridge management system: marking, planning, budgeting 628
Article: Modelling of bridge structure performance in a bridge management system 630
Article: Resource allocation for rehabilitation projects in Ontario 632
Article: Inspection planning and maintenance of structures subject to fatique 634
Article: Systems approach in the inspection of suspension bridges 636
Article: Modal analyses of concrete bridges at "Stora Höga", Sweden 638
Part (1992): Post-congress report _
Front matter _
Preface _
Index _
Table of Contents _
Rubric: Opening ceremony of the 14th IABSE congress 1
Article: Welcome address 3
Article: Inaugural address 5
Article: Opening address 7
Rubric: Plenary session 1: New horizons in structural engineering 9
Article: Civil engineering and water conservation 11
Article: Preservation of newly built and historical buildings 25
Article: Engineer's role in shaping civilization 37
Article: Reflections on the development of structural engineering 43
Rubric: Plenary session 2: Structural contribution to natural disaster reduction 53
Article: Natural disaster reduction through structural quality 55
Article: River training works on Indian bridges 67
Article: Earthquake hazard mitigation in new and existing structures 83
Rubric: Plenary session 3: Impact of structures on the environment 95
Article: Creativity in changing delta Duch [i.e. Dutch] ecosystem management 97
Rubric: Special session 1: Tensioned structures 111
Article: External prestressing in tension structures 113
Rubric: Special session 2: Offshore fixed and floating structures 119
Article: Offshore technologies in Japan to exploit the ocean 121
Article: Submerged tunnels, examples of marine structures 133
Rubric: Special session 3: Renewable energy structures 143
Article: Large scale solar power stations in India 145
Rubric: Seminar 1: Creative design as reflected in practical applications 151
Article: Future horizons for concrete construction 153
Article: Saint Sava Temple: heavy building assembly application 159
Article: Concrete cube: shaped display hall 165
Rubric: Seminar 2: Bridge design and construction 173
Article: Innovative cable erection system for cable-stayed bridges 175
Rubric: Seminar 3: Structures to withstand natural disasters: experiences and applications 187
Article: Seismic damage and retrofit to California's urban concrete bridge structures 189
Rubric: Seminar 5: Urban transport structures 201
Article: Second stage expressway system in Bangkok 203
Article: Rehabilitation of transit authority structures in New York 215
Rubric: Seminar 6: Bridge management systems 227
Article: Introduction to bridge management systems 229
Rubric: Seminar 7: Society - engineer - environment 237
Article: Environment: the engineer's human response 239
Article: Global climate change: what can structural engineers do to help 253
Article: Climate change: what can we do about it 261
Article: Society-engineer-environment: perspective of practising consultants 267
Rubric: Teach-in 1: Structural concrete: concepts and practices 279
Article: Teach in structural concrete 281
Article: Strut-and-tie model design of structural concrete 289
Rubric: Teach-in 2: Durability in design, detailing and construction 303
Article: Chemical and physical effects on the durability of concrete structures 305
Article: Repair and maintenance 309
Article: Design for durability 321
Article: Curing of concrete surfaces 331
Article: Controlling durability during construction 343
Rubric: Teach-In 3: Expert systems in structural engineering 347
Article: An overview of current tools for developing knowledge-based expert systems 349
Article: Development of expert systems in structural engineering 355
Rubric: Closing ceremony of the 14th IABSE Congress 363
Article: Final comments 365
Article: Closing speech 371
Article: Invitation to the 15th congress of IABSE 373