1st Edition
Civil Engineering Topics, Volume 4 Proceedings of the 29th IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2011
Edited By Tom Proulx
Copyright 2011
396 Pages
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River Publishers
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Civil Engineering Topics, Volume 4 Proceedings of the 29th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2011, the fourth volume of six from the Conference, brings together 35 contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Civil Engineering, including Operational Modal... Read more
1 Multi-dimensional Calibration of Impact Dynamic Models 2 Dynamic Analysis of Railway Bridges by Means of the Spectral Method 3 Advanced Operational Modal Analysis Methods for Linear Time Periodic System Identification 4 Normalization of Complex Modes from Mass Perturbations 5 Numerical Continuation of Periodic Orbits for Harmonically Forced Nonlinear Systems 6 Identification of the Tensile Force in Tie-rods of Historical Constructions 7 Data Fusion for System Identification of the Humber Bridge 8 Human-induced Vibration Propagation on a Composite Floor System 9 Mitigation of Low-velocity, Wind-induced Vibration of an Architectural Spire 10 Closed-loop System Identification of Alstom 3MW Wind Turbine 11 Reduced Order Modal-space Wireless Control of Civil Engineering Structures 12 Wind Turbine Structural Damping Control for Tower Load Reduction 13 Identification of Dynamic Properties of Open-deck Viaducts Under Passing Train Loads 14 Risk Assessment of Dolphin Protected Bridge Pier Considering Collision Point Analysis 15 OMAX Testing of a Steel Bowstring Footbridge 16 Bridge Pier Scour Measurement by Means of Bragg Grating Arrays: Laboratory Tests and Field Applications 17 Numerical Investigation on the Measurement Uncertainty in Operational Modal Analysis of a Civil Structure 18 Measurement and Application of Bouncing and Jumping Loads Using Motion Tracking Technology 19 Operational Modal Analysis for Guangzhou New TV Tower 20 On the use of Shape Memory Alloys Dampers to Reduce the Vibration Amplitudes of Civil Engineering Cables 21 Dynamic Behavior of ‘Palazzo Lombardia’ Helisurface, Comparison Between Operational and Experimental Modal Analysis 22 Human-structure Interaction: Effects of Crowd Characteristics 23 Delamination Detection in Concrete Plates Using Output-only Vibration Measurements 24 Semi-active Control of Staircase Vibration Under Human Excitation 25 A System Identification Based Approach for Estimating Modal Frequencies of Bridges Under Environmental Influence 26 Feature Assimilation in Structural Health Monitoring Applications 27 Decentralized Modal Analysis and System Identification Using Embedded Markov Parameter Extraction Within Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks 28 Comparison Study of Output-only Subspace and Frequency-domain Methods for System Identification of Base Excited Civil Engineering Structures 29 Footbridge Response Predictions and Their Sensitivity to Stochastic Load Assumptions 30 Modal Parameter Variations due to Earthquakes of Different Intensities 31 Operational Modal Analysis of a Historic Tower in Bari 32 Monitoring of a Movable Bridge Mechanical Components for Damage Identification Using Artificial Neural Networks 33 Ambient Vibration Based Modal Identification of a Flexible Retaining Wall 34 Structural Health Monitoring of a Bridge Model Using ARX Models 35 Structural Health Monitoring and Evaluating Structural Performance of a Stadium 36 Estimation of Damping for one of the New European Court Towers in Luxembourg 37 Use of Wireless Smart Sensors for Detecting Human Falls Through Structural Vibrations 38 Structural Health Indices for Steel Truss Bridges.
Biography
Dr. Tom Proulx is the Executive Director of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.
