G.C. Tsiatas and V. Plevris*, “Editorial: “Innovative Approaches in Computational Structural Engineering”, Frontiers in Built Environment: Computational Methods in Structural Engineering, 6:39 (DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2020.00039), 2020.

Abstract:
Over the last few decades, tremendous development has been made in the field of computing technology, in terms of both computer hardware and software development. As a result of this progress, numerical computation has now become one of the most effective tools for scientists, researchers, and professional engineers around the world. Although this has led to great achievements in computer-based structural engineering, the increasing necessity to solve complex problems in engineering requires the development of new ideas and innovative methods for providing accurate numerical solutions in affordable computing times. The Research Topic “Innovative Approaches in Computational Structural Engineering” aims to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of state-of-the-art innovative developments, concepts, methodologies, and approaches in scientific computation applied to structural engineering. It involves a wide coverage of timely issues on computational structural engineering with a broad range of research and practical applications.

Keywords:
structural engineering, innovation, computational, FEM, BEM, meshless methods.