Includes bibliographical references (pages [579]-610) and indexes.

part, Part I: Computational Structural Dynamics -- chapter 1 Computational stochastic dynamics - some lessons learned Gerhart I. Schuëller, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria -- chapter 2 Finite element response sensitivity, probabilistic response and reliability analyses Joel P. Conte, University of California, San Diego, USA Quan Gu, AMEC Geomatrix, Newport Beach, USA / Michele Barbato, Louisiana State University, Louisiana, USA -- chapter 3 Energy-momentum algorithms for nonlinear solid dynamics and their assumed strain finite element formulation Francisco Armero, University of California, Berkeley, USA -- chapter 4 Energy conservation and high-frequency damping in numerical time integration Steen Krenk, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark -- chapter 5 Computational elastoacoustics of uncertain complex systems and experimental validation Laurent Gagliardini, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Velizy-Villacoublay / Christian Soize, Université Paris-Est, Marne-la-Vallée, France Chahoui Chen, Université Paris-Est, Marne-la-Vallée, France Jean-François Durand, Université Paris-Est, Marne-la-Vallée, France Denis Duhamel, Ecole des Ponts, Marne la Vallee, France Cedex, France -- chapter 6 Structural dynamics design validation and optimisation of structures with imprecise parameters using the fuzzy finite element method / David Moens, K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Dirk Vandepitte, K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Hilde De Gersem, K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Maarten De Munck, K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Wim Desmet, K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium -- chapter 7 Morphological indicators and the prediction of the first natural frequency of a lightweight structure Willy Patrick De Wilde, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium / Jan Van Steirteghem, Besix Belgium, Brussels, Belgium -- chapter 8 Dynamic analysis of plates stiffened by parallel beams with deformable connection Evangelos J. Sapountzakis, National Technical University of Athens, Vasilios G. Mokos, National Technical University of Athens, / Athens, Greece Athens, Greece -- chapter 9 Impacts on beams: Uncertainty in experiments and numerical simulation Werner Schiehlen, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany Robert Seifried, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany -- chapter 10 Rational derivation of conserving time integration schemes: The moving-mass case / Elias Paraskevopoulos Aristotle University Thessaloniki -- chapter 11 Classical and soft robust active control of smart beams -- chapter 12 Rail vibrations caused by ground stiffness transitions Håkan Lane, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden Per Kettil, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden Nils-Erik Wiberg, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden -- chapter 13 Development and applications of a staggered FEM-BEM methodology for ground vibrations due to moving train loads Dimitris C. Rizos, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA John O'Brien, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA / Evangelia Leon, Geomech Group Inc., Columbia, USA -- chapter 14 Vibration monitoring as a diagnosis tool for structural condition assessment / Guido De Roeck, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Edwin Reynders, K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium -- part, Part II: Computational Earthquake Engineering -- chapter 15 Multi-resolution distributed FEA simulation of a 54-story RC building Oh-Sung Kwon, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Amr S. Elnashai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA Daniel A. Kuchma, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA / Jun Ji, Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc., Oakland, USA Missouri, USA -- chapter 16 Simplified probabilistic seismic performance assessment of buildings Matjaž Dolšek, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia Peter Fajfar, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia -- chapter 17 Computational simulation of the seismic response of buildings with energy dissipating devices Alex H. Barbat, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Pablo Mata, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Sergio Oller, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain / Juan C. Vielma, Lisandro Alvarado University, Barquisimeto, Venezuela -- chapter 18 Structural health monitoring by Bayesian updating Enrico Sibilio, Università di Roma TRE, Rome, Italy James L. Beck, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA / Marcello Ciampoli, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy -- chapter 19 A multiphase model with hypoplastic formulation of the solid phase and its application to earthquake engineering problems Konstantin Meskouris, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany Stefan Holler, Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Hamburg, Germany -- chapter 20 Mixed Lagrangian formulation in analysis of collapse of structures Mettupalayam V. Sivaselvan, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, USA Oren Lavan, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel / Andrei M. Reinhorn, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, USA Gary F. Dargush, University at Buffalo (SUNY), Buffalo, USA -- chapter 21 Nonlinear models and nonlinear procedures for seismic analysis of reinforced concrete frame structures Enrico Spacone, University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy Guido Camata, University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy Marco Faggella, University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy; University of California San Diego, California, USA -- chapter 22 Modelling inelastic buckling of reinforcing bars under earthquake loading Michalis Fragiadakis, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece; University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece Rui Pinho, European School for Advanced Studies in Reduction of Seismic Risk (ROSE School), Pavia, Italy Stelios Antoniou, SeismoSoft-Software Solutions for Earthquake Engineering, Chalkida, Greece -- chapter 23 Analyzing steel moment-resisting connections using finite element modeling Chris P. Pantelides, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA Lawrence D. Reaveley, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA / Scott M. Adan, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., San Francisco, USA -- chapter 24 Earthquake damage scenario software for urban areas Atilla Ansal, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey Aslı Kurtulus¸, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey Gökçe Tönük, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey -- chapter 25 Nonlinear performance assessment of bridges with Incremental Response Spectrum Analysis (IRSA) procedure Göktürk Önem, Bog˘aziçi University, I˙stanbul, Turkey / M. Nuray Aydınog˘lu, Bog˘aziçi University, I˙stanbul, Turkey -- chapter 26 The equivalent modal damping concept and its use in seismic design of steel structures George A. Papagiannopoulos, University of Patras, Rio, Greece Dimitri E. Beskos, University of Patras, Rio, Greece -- chapter 27 Bayesian updating and model class selection of deteriorating hysteretic structural models using recorded seismic response James L. Beck, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA Matthew M. Muto, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA -- chapter 28 Parallel soil-foundation-structure interaction computations Boris Jeremic´, University of California Davis, California, USA Guanzhou Jie, Wachovia Corporation, New York, USA -- chapter 29 Dynamic interaction of retaining walls and retained soil and structures Yiannis Tsompanakis, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece -- chapter 30 Earthquake response of liquid tanks installed in saturated transversely isotropic soil Jae Kwan Kim, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Jin Ho Lee, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea -- chapter 31 Advances in design optimization of reinforced concrete structural systems -- chapter 32 Robust stochastic optimal control of seismically excited buildings -- chapter 33 A multi-objective robust criterion for tuned mass dampers optimal design -- chapter 34 Performance-based seismic optimization implementing neural networks -- chapter 35 A very efficient computational procedure for the reliability-based optimization of uncertain stochastic linear dynamic systems.