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Computational Mechanics

Titles appearing in Art Book News Annual — February 2008
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The art of resisting extreme natural forces; proceedings.

International conference on the Art of Resisting Extreme Natural Forces (2007: The New Forest, UK) Ed. by S. Hernández and C.A. Brebbia. (WIT Transactions on engineering sciences; v.58)
WIT Press, ©2007    121 p.    $90.00    TH9025
978-1-84564-086-6

This collection, representing papers offered at the July 2007 conference, provides current information on innovations and new techniques. International contributors cover building bridges that span the equivalent of fjords, improving the analysis of long-span bridge flutter, making the most of seismic analysis, taming wind storms, reducing the risk of snow load, reducing cross-winds for trains and cars, managing a notorious lake for sustainability, keeping fire in its place in historical areas, modifying stainless steel beams in case of fire, the storage of ammonia safe under extreme forces, and assessing the performance of early warning systems. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Digital architecture and construction.

Ed. by A. Ali and C.A. Brebbia. (WIT transactions on the built environment; v.90)
WIT Press, ©2006    259 p.    $155.00    NA2728
1-84564-047-0

Architects explore the possibilities of new computer technology that can translate a design into construction specifications, thus eliminating much rather mechanical work that never paid very well anyway. Their topics include formal complexity in digital architecture, acquiring designable space for planar steel frames, operative representation and the digital, and a comparative navigation system for collaborative architectural design. The 25 papers are from a September 2006 conference in Seoul. Only the authors are indexed. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Structural studies, repairs and maintenance of heritage architecture X; proceedings.

Int'l Conference on Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture (10th: 2007: Prague) Ed. by C.A. Brebbia. (WIT transactions on the built environment; v.95)
WIT Press, ©2007    710 p.    $475.00    TH3411
978-1-84564-085-9

After hundreds of generations of tearing down the past or just building on top of it, many cultures are now devoting both money and effort into sustaining historical architecture and heritage spaces. But how can they make up for lost time? This collection reflects that relatively new interest with case studies and essays that range from the theoretical to the completely practical, giving architects, developers and policy makers the good news that their peers are serious about conservation. Topics include heritage architecture worldwide and the tourism and other activities it attracts, including reports from Mexico, Japan and Atlanta, regional architecture in Asia and elsewhere, non-destructive evaluation techniques of masonry structures including the sonic pulse velocity method, material characterization, repair and maintenance, including that on medieval beams, preservation and prevention, structural issues, simulation and modeling, and seismic vulnerability. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)