Consisting of lectures by leading academics and researchers, this reference is the record of the Ninth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, held in Athens, Greece, in September 2008. A wide range of structural engineering challenges are addressed, including the behavior of arches, beams, textile composites, adhesive joints, and reinforced concrete. For all these areas, recommendations are offered for high speed computer approaches that analyze strength, stress distribution, vibration reduction, and the effects of damage.