Computational Engineering has grown in power and diversity in recent years, and for the engineering community the advances are matched by their wider accessibility through modern workstations.

The aim of this series is to provide a clear account of computational methods in engineering analysis and design, dealing with both established methods as well as those currently in a state of rapid development.

The series will cover books on state-of-the-art development in computational engineering and will comprise several volumes every year covering the latest developments in the application of the methods to different engineering topics. Each volume will consist of authored or edited volumes of several chapters written by the leading researchers in the field. The aim will be to provide the fundamental concepts of advances in computational methods as well as outlining the algorithms required to implement the techniques in practical engineering analysis.

The scope of the series covers almost the entire spectrum of engineering analysis. As such, it will cover Stress Analysis, Inelastic Problems, Contact Problems, Fracture Mechanics, Optimization and Design Sensitivity Analysis, Plate and Shell Analysis, Composite Materials, Probabilistic Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Groundwater Flow, Hydraulics, Heat Transfer, Geomechanics, Soil Mechanics, Wave Propagation, Acoustics, Electromagnetics, Electrical Problems, Bioengineering, Knowledge Based Systems and Environmental Modelling.