This book contains manuscripts of topics related to numerical modeling in Civil Engineering (Volume 1) as part of the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Numerical Modeling in Engineering (NME 2018), which was held in the city of Ghent, Belgium. The overall objective of the conference is to bring together international scientists and engineers in academia and industry in fields related to advanced numerical techniques, such as FEM, BEM, IGA, etc., and their applications to a wide range of engineering disciplines. This volume covers industrial engineering applications of numerical simulations to Civil Engineering, including: Bridges and dams, Cyclic loading, Fluid dynamics, Structural mechanics, Geotechnical engineering, Thermal analysis, Reinforced concrete structures, Steel structures, Composite structures.

Presents the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Numerical Modelling in Civil Engineering (NME 2018) Papers written by experts from the field present contemporary advancements in theory and industrial applications of advanced numerical techniques Provides an overview of theoretical and analytical methods, industrial engineering applications of numerical simulations and experimental techniques in the area of civil engineering

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Prof Magd Abdel Wahab is a full time Professor of Applied Mechanics in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Ghent University, Belgium and an adjunct professor of computational mechanics at Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam. He received his B.Sc., 1988, in Civil Engineering and his M.Sc., 1991, in Structural Mechanics, both from Cairo University. Prof. Wahab completed his Ph.D. in Fracture Mechanics in 1995 at KU Leuven, Belgium. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Surrey in 2008. He has published more than 320 scientific papers in solid mechanics and dynamics of structures and edited more than 12 books and proceedings. His research interests include fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, fatigue of materials, durability, and dynamics and vibration of structures.