Publisher's Synopsis
Many of the advances achieved in framework technology during the last five years are reported in this volume.;However, despite acknowledged developments and an enormous investment by the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) vendor industry and others, commercial framework products have been slow to appear on the market. Further, those which have appeared, have largely failed to meet original targets, whether in terms of scope or performance or both. Reaching a consensus on new international standards has been a painfully slow process, with rapid advances in technology often rendering new standards out of date even before their eventual appearance. A motivation for agreement on technical issues, not yet fully understood or researched, will be vital if a commercial basis to underpin future development is to be achieved.;It is hoped this book will stimulate interchange between researchers, developers and users so that practical progress can be made, backed by the strong support of interested industries.
