| 1 Numerical Model for Static and Dynamic Analysis of Masonry Structures | 7 |
| Abstract | 7 |
| 1 Introduction | 8 |
| 2 Equilibrium Equation and Structure Discretization | 10 |
| 2.1 Spatial Discretization | 10 |
| 2.2 Time Discretization | 12 |
| 3 Material Model | 14 |
| 3.1 Reinforced Concrete Model | 15 |
| 3.1.1 Concrete Model | 15 |
| 3.1.2 Reinforcement Model | 20 |
| 3.2 Masonry Model | 20 |
| 3.2.1 Introduction | 20 |
| 3.2.2 Macro Model of Masonry | 21 |
| 3.2.3 Micro Model of Masonry | 25 |
| 3.3 Contact Element Model | 25 |
| 3.3.1 A. 2D contact element | 27 |
| 3.3.2 B. 1D contact element | 27 |
| 3.4 Soil Model | 27 |
| 3.5 Modelling of the Strain Rate Effect in the Material Properties | 27 |
| 4 Some Notes for Masonry Structures Modelling in Practice | 28 |
| 5 Examples | 29 |
| 5.1 Example 1 | 29 |
| 5.2 Example 2 | 31 |
| 5.3 Example 3 | 35 |
| 6 Conclusion | 38 |
| Acknowledgments | 38 |
| References | 38 |
| 2 Wrinkling Analysis of Rectangular Soft-Core Composite Sandwich Plates | 40 |
| Abstract | 40 |
| 1 Introduction | 41 |
| 2 Mathematical Formulations | 44 |
| 2.1 Kinematic Relations | 45 |
| 2.2 Compatibility Conditions | 46 |
| 2.3 Strains | 46 |
| 2.4 Transverse Shear Stresses | 47 |
| 2.5 Governing Equations | 48 |
| 3 Analytical Solution | 54 |
| 4 Numerical Results and Discussion | 57 |
| 5 Conclusions | 61 |
| References | 63 |
| 3 Artificial Neural Network Modelling of Glass Laminate Sample Shape Influence on the ESPI Modes | 65 |
| Abstract | 65 |
| 1 Introduction | 65 |
| 2 Experimental Procedure | 67 |
| 3 Experimental Results and Discussion | 68 |
| 4 Conclusions | 72 |
| References | 72 |
| 4 Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Structural Steel Retrofitted Reinforced Concrete Test Frames | 74 |
| Abstract | 74 |
| 1 Introduction | 75 |
| 2 Test Frames | 75 |
| 3 Numerical Modeling | 77 |
| 4 Results of the Test Frames and Numerical Simulations | 81 |
| 5 Conclusions | 83 |
| Acknowledgments | 83 |
| References | 83 |
| 5 Acoustical Properties of Cellular Materials | 85 |
| Abstract | 85 |
| 1 Introduction | 86 |
| 2 Sound Propagation | 86 |
| 3 Experimental Method | 88 |
| 3.1 Measurement Setup | 88 |
| 3.2 Theoretical Background of Measurement | 88 |
| 3.2.1 2-Microphone Method | 89 |
| 3.2.2 4-Microphone Method | 90 |
| 3.3 Comparison with Theory of Sound in Porous Media | 91 |
| 3.4 Sample Preparation |
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