Abstract: Simultaneous design of a structure/active control system in which the mass of the actuators required to implement the active control is considered is addressed. The inclusion of required actuator mass essentially tightens ...

Abstract: Ritz vectors represent an alternative to mode shapes as suitable basis vectors for

Abstract: Load-dependent Ritz vectors, or Lanczos vectors, are alternatives to mode shapes as a set of orthogonal vectors used to describe the dynamic behavior of a structure. Experimental Ritz vectors ...

Abstract: Ritz vectors represent an alternative to mode shape vectors as suitable basis vectors for

Abstract: Recently, the authors proposed computationally attractive algorithms to determine the location and extent of structural damage for undamped and damped structures assuming damage results in a ...

Abstract: In this work, an algorithm for detecting the location of damage in a structure using a finite element model and pre- and post-damage measured modal properties is presented. In particular, an ...