Civil Engineering Topics, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 29th Imac, a Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2011

Multi-dimensional Calibration of Impact Dynamic Models.- Dynamic Analysis of Railway Bridges by Means of the Spectral Method.- Normalization of Complex Modes from Mass Perturbations.- Numerical Continuation of Periodic Orbits for Harmonically Forced Nonlinear Systems.- Identification of the Tensile Force in Tie-rods of Historical Constructions.- Data Fusion for System Identification of the Humber Bridge.- Human-induced Vibration Propagation on a Composite Floor System.- Mitigation of Low-velocity, Wind-induced Vibration of an Architectural Spire.- Reduced Order Modal-space Wireless Control of Civil Engineering Structures.- Wind Turbine Structural Damping Control for Tower Load Reduction.- Identification of Dynamic Properties of Open-deck Viaducts Under Passing Train Loads.- Risk Assessment of Dolphin Protected Bridge Pier Considering Collision Point Analysis.- OMAX Testing of a Steel Bowstring Footbridge.- Bridge Pier Scour Measurement by Means of Bragg Grating Arrays: Laboratory Tests and Field Applications.- Numerical Investigation on the Measurement Uncertainty in Operational Modal Analysis of a Civil Structure.- Measurement and Application of Bouncing and Jumping Loads Using Motion Tracking Technology.- Operational Modal Analysis for Guangzhou New TV Tower.- On the use of Shape Memory Alloys Dampers to Reduce the Vibration Amplitudes of Civil Engineering Cables.- Dynamic Behavior of 'Palazzo Lombardia' Helisurface, Comparison Between Operational and Experimental Modal Analysis.- Human-structure Interaction: Effects of Crowd Characteristics.- Delamination Detection in Concrete Plates Using Output-only Vibration Measurements.- Semi-active Control of Staircase Vibration Under Human Excitation.- A System Identification Based Approach for Estimating Modal Frequencies of Bridges Under Environmental Influence.- Decentralized Modal Analysis and System Identification Using Embedded Markov Parameter Extraction Within Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks.- Comparison Study of Output-only Subspace and Frequency-domain Methods for System Identification of Base Excited Civil Engineering Structures.- Footbridge Response Predictions and Their Sensitivity to Stochastic Load Assumptions.- Modal Parameter Variation due to Earthquakes of Different Intensities.- Operational Modal Analysis of a Historic Tower in Bari.- Monitoring of a Movable Bridge Mechanical Components for Damage Identification Using Artificial Neural Networks.- Ambient Vibration Based Modal Identification of a Flexible Retaining Wall.- Structural Health Monitoring of a Bridge Model Using ARX Models.- Structural Health Monitoring and Evaluating Structural Performance of a Stadium.- Estimation Damping for one of the new European Court Towers in Luxembourg.- Use of Wireless Smart Sensors for Detecting Human Falls Through Structural Vibrations.- Structural Health Indices for Steel Truss Bridges.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461428351
• ISBN13: 9781461428350
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 11.0"