Structural control for civil and infrastructure engineering : proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on structural control : Paris, France 6-8 July 2000 / editors, Fabio Casciati, Georges Magonette.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Casciati, Fabio.

Magonette, Georges.

Conference Name:

International Workshop on Structural Control (3rd : 2000 : Paris, France)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Structural control (Engineering)--Congresses.

Structural control (Engineering).

Structural dynamics--Congresses.

Structural dynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (608 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Structural control represents a high technology proposal for civil engineering innovation. This book collects the invited papers presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Structural Control. The geographical coverage and the high quality of the invited speaker's contributions make the book a unique update in the areas of intelligent structures, structural control and smart materials for civil and infrastructure engineers. Contents: An Identification Algorithm for Feedback Active Control (N D Anh); Application of Control Techniques to Masonry and Monumental Constructions (A Baratta et al.)

Contents:

Hosting Institution Steering Organization Steering Committee Organizing Committee Sponsors; Purpose; CONTENTS; Fuoquet's Barriere Banquet in Honour of Outstanding Scientists in the Area of Technology Innovation; PRESENTATION FOR PROFESSOR GIUSEPPE GRANDORI; PRESENTATION FOR PROFESSOR GEORGE W. HOUSNER; PRESENTATION FOR PROFESSOR TAKUJI KOBORI; Working Group Reports; A) Control of Buildings and Bridges; B) Modeling Monitoring and System Identification; C) Code Design Versus Performance Design; An Identification Algorithm for Feedback Active Control

Optimum Seismic Response Control of Structural System Using Maxwell-Type Nonlinear Viscous Damper Based on Random Earthquake ResponseStructural Control: Point of View of a Civil Engineering Company in the Field of Cable-Supported Structures; Application of Control Techniques to Masonry and Monumental Constructions; Modeling and Numerical Issues in the Active Control of Flexible Structures; Structural Control of Bridges: Recent Experiences in Cable-Stayed Bridges; Some Implementation Issues in Structural Control; Monitoring of Infrastructures in the Marine Environment

Seismic Retrofit of Church Buildings through Base IsolationTowards a Safety Concept for Buildings with Structural Control; Semi-Active Control of 3-D Linear and Hysteretic Structures for Seismic Applications; Report on 1999 Kocaeli and Diizce (Turkey) Earthquakes; Health Monitoring and Optimum Maintenance Programs for Structures in Seismic Zones; Fuzzy Chip Controller Implementation; Health Monitoring of Civil Structures Using Spatial Information Obtained from Ambient Vibration; Adaptive Control of MDOF Structures through Non-collocated Sensor/Actuator Pair

Designing and Testing Devices for Semi-Active Structural ControlCost Action F3 ""Structural Dynamics"" 1997-2001: Presentation and Some Preliminary Results; Elastic Shear Frames with Tuned Liquid Column Dampers: A Controlled Study of Small-Scale Models; Development of a Testing System for Dynamic Characterization of Energy Dissipating Devices; Performance of Variable-Damping Systems: Theoretical Analysis and Simulation; A Benchmark Problem for Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection; Community Research Activities on Constructions: Competitive and Sustainable Growth RTD Programme

Outline of Safely Evaluation of Structural Response-Control Buildings and Smart Structural Systems as Future TrendsThe Most Recent Applications of Seismic Isolation and Passive Energy Dissipation; The State of the Art in Structural Control in Armenia and Proposal on Application of the Dynamic Dampers for Seismically Isolated Buildings; Earthquake Protection of Bridges Using Sliding Isolation System and MR Dampers; Recent Developments in Smart Structures Research in India; Semiactive Structural Control Strategy for Buildings against Severe Earthquakes

Preservation of Mediterranean Historical Monuments Using Innovative Seismic Techniques

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611960681

9781281960689

1281960683

9789812811707

9812811702