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Acknowledgements
“No man is an island, no man stands alone.” In times when one embarks on an important
project or drafts an important document such as a thesis paper this famous quote becomes
startlingly true.
It is with much pleasure that I conduct my thesis work as part of the VIP
Energiberäkningssystem project at the Structural Design Software in Europe AB (StruSoft).
Special thanks to Mats Ola who made it possible for me to make such a contribution and also
for all the information made available. Thanks to Kristian for taking on the responsibility as
an examiner and for all the valuable contribution during this period. Very special thanks to
Yuxiao my supervisor, for invaluable help and guidance throughout. Finally, to family and
friends that offered support, thank you all.
Dave Alfanso Russell
Linköping
February 2005