Download or read book Mechanical Modelling and Computational Issues in Civil Engineering written by Michel Fremond and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-07-16 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this edited book various novel approaches to problems of modern civil engineering are demonstrated. Experts associated within the Lagrange Laboratory present recent research results in civil engineering dealing both with modelling and computational aspects. Many modern topics are covered, such as monumental dams, soil mechanics and geotechnics, granular media, contact and friction problems, damage and fracture, new structural materials, and vibration damping – presenting the state of the art of mechanical modelling and computational issues in civil engineering.