Tubular structures remain a source of architectural inspiration and practical solutions to difficult performance specifications. New developments are covered in this text, which contains papers on design innovations and applications presented at an international symposium held in Australia in 1994.

PAUL GRUNDY, ALAN HOLGATE, BILL WONG, Monash University Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

1 Applications & developments 2 Innovations 3 Stability and strength 4 Design and strength - Offshore 5 Vehicle frames and impact 6 Composite members 7 Beam-to-column connections 8 Expert systems - Optimum design 9 Ultimate strength-Joints 10 Fatigue and repeated loading 11 Finite element analysis - Strength 12 Strength concentration and fatigue