TY - BOOK AU - Melchers,R.E. AU - Hough,R. TI - Modeling complex engineering structures SN - 9780784408506 PY - 2007/// CY - Reston, Va. PB - ASCE Press KW - Structural engineering KW - Data processing KW - Building materials KW - Computer simulation KW - Structural analysis (Engineering) KW - Engineering models N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Structural modeling : an overview / Robert E. Melchers and Richard Hough -- High-rise buildings / Paul Cross, David Vesey, and Chun-Man Chan -- Lightweight longspan roofs / Richard Hough and Tristram Carfrae -- Bridge assessment / Campbell Middleton -- Geotechnical structures / Jack Pappin -- Aging nuclear structures / Bruce R. Ellingwood and Dan J. Naus -- Offshore structures / Torgeir Moan -- Automotive structures / Tim Keer and Richard Sturt -- Composite aircraft structures / Don Kelly, Murray L. Scott, and Rodney Thomson -- Ship structures / Jeom Kee Paik and Owen F. Hughes -- Complex structural analysis and structural reliability / Robert E. Melchers and Xiu-Li Guan -- Concluding reflections / Robert E. Melchers ER -