This book covers leading-edge research in a cross-section of fields centring on engineering applications including current research data on field measurement methods for fatigue life evaluation of existing steel bridges, softened membrane model for torsion in reinforced concrete members, design of rock slopes using classification systems, structural control of cable-stayed bridges, numerical simulation of non-linear wave generation by a piston wave maker in a step-type wave flume and workmanlike desktop NC machine tools with multi-application modes.