1st Edition

Topics in Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 4 Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2012

Edited By T. Simmermacher, S. Cogan, L.G. Horta, R. Barthorpe Copyright 2012
194 Pages
by River Publishers

Topics in Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 4, Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012, the fourth volume of six from the Conference, brings together 19 contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural... Read more
1 On Assessing the Robustness of Structural Health Monitoring Technologies 2 Design of Uncertain Prestressed Space Structures: An Info-Gap Approach 3 Robust Control Design for Uncertain Nonlinear Dynamic Systems 4 Bayesian Damage Localisation at Higher Frequencies with Gaussian Process Error 5 Identification of Hysteretic Systems Using NARX Models, Part I: Evolutionary Identification 6 Identification of Hysteretic Systems Using NARX Models, Part II: A Bayesian Approach 7 Bayesian Methods for Uncertainty Quantification in Multi-level Systems 8 Sampling Techniques in Bayesian Finite Element Model Updating 9 Bayesian Model Updating Approach for Systematic Damage Detection of Plate-Type Structures 10 On the Legitimacy of Model Calibration in Structural Dynamics 11 Possibilistic Interpretation of Mistuning in Bladed Disks by Fuzzy Algebra 12 FEM Sensitivity Technique for Dynamic Response Uncertainty Analyses 13 Uncertainty Quantification of Weighted Residual Method in Loads Estimation 14 Rapid Structural Condition Assessment Using Transmissibility with Quantified Confidence for Decision Making 15 Simulating Unbalance for Future IVHM Applications 16 Inverse Eigensensitivity Approach in Model Updating of Avionic Components 17 Shape Optimization of Plates for Desired Natural Frequencies from Coarse Grid Results 18 Model Updating of Complex Assembly Structures Based on Substructures-Joint Parameters.

Biography

T. Simmermacher, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, USA. S. Cogan, University of Franche-Comte, Besançon, France. L.G. Horta, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, USA. R. Barthorpe, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.