Jul 29, 2010
In the current state-of-practice of the performance-based design of structures, simplified procedures are often used to evaluate the deformation capacity of structural systems. One specific example is using the rotation limits for the deformation-controlled elements....
Mar 7, 2010
In this paper we focus on the optimal placement of sensors for state estimation-based continuous health monitoring of structures using three approaches. The first aims to minimize the static estimation error of the structure deflections, using the linear stiffness...
Mar 1, 2010
Bridges are an important societal resource used to carry vehicular traffic within a transportation network. As such, the economic impact of the failure of a bridge is high; the recent failure of the I-35W Bridge in Minnesota (2007) serves as a poignant example....
Jun 13, 1999
In this paper the application of control theory to structural engineering has been presented from a structural engineering perspective. The objective of this paper is to summarize key steps that are required to design an active control system for a structure. Total...
Jan 1, 1999
Storage Tank Response to External Blast Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Ethylene Storage Tank to Impulsive Loads PROJECT TYPE Nonlinear Blast Analysis LOCATION Confidential OWNER Confidential SC Solutions examined the dynamic response of an...
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