An examination of creative systems in structural and construction engineering taken from conference proceedings. Topics covered range from construction methods, safety and quality to seismic response of structural elements and soils and pavement analysis.

Ethics and education; housing and architecture; constructability and design - construction; construction methods; construction contracting and practice; performance improvement; procurement and project management; cost systems; planning and knowledge management; information technology; safety and quality; concrete mixues; material enhancement; concrete material behavior; soils and pavement analysis; structural design issues; computer algorithms and fuzzy theory applications; structural analysis by special methods; structural behavior of structural elements; structural dynamics; seismic response of structural elements, mechanical behavior; concrete shear; steel structures; structural behavior of bridges; structural behavior of plates and slabs; inelastic behavior of structures; mechanical behavior of damaged structures.