Abstract: This paper presents a statistical model of the dynamic loads produced by humans jumping on structures, which realistically captures the randomness in the jumping process. The model is based on a large database of experimentally ...

Abstract: A new real-time substructure method for testing systems under dynamic loading is described. The method separates a complex system into a physical, possibly nonlinear, subsystem (to be tested experimentally at large scale) ...

Abstract: Real-time substructure testing is a method for establishing the dynamic behavior of structural systems. The method separates a complex structure into physical and numerically modeled substructures, which interact in real-time ...

Abstract: A realistic model of a dynamic testing laboratory for structures is presented, which includes the controller and the hydraulic loading equipment as well as the test specimen. The model provides a safe and easily controllable ...