Advisory Editors:
Prof. F.G. Zhuang
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Beijing, P.R. China
Prof. Y.S. Chen
Center for Numerical Simulation and Optimization Design,
Academy for Advanced Technology, Peking University, P.R. China

Editors:
Prof. Y.S. Li
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Prof. J.M. Zhan
Department of Applied Mechanics & Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University,
P.R. China

Associate Editors:
Prof. C.W. Li
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Prof. Y. Zheng
Center for Engineering and Scientific Computation, and
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, P.R. China
Dr. K.W. Chau
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Dr. O.W.H. Wai
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Editorial Board
Prof. Paul Bates
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, U.K.
Prof. Z. Cao
State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, P.R. China
Dr. Q. Jim Chen
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, U.S.A.
Prof. Sung-Uk Choi
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea
Dr. Subhasish Dey
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Prof. Roger A. Falconer
Hydroenvironmental Research Centre, Cardiff School of Engineering,
Cardiff University, U.K.
Dr. Pengzhi Lin
State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, P.R. China
Prof. Frederic Magoules
Applied Mathematics and Systems Laboratory, Ecole Centrale Paris, France
Prof. W. Malalasekera
Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, U.K.
Dr. C.O. Ng
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. H.F. Oztop
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Firat University, Turkey
Dr. A. Salehi
Department of Civil Engineering, Tarbiate Modares University, Iran
Prof. Yong-Ming Shen
State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering,
Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China
Prof. George A. Sorial
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, U.S.A.
Prof. Takashi Yabe
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science,
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Prof. Wu Zhang
School of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, P.R. China
Dr. Y. Zhao
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore