Abstract: This paper presents the study of a single-sided column–tree connection with a replaceable buckling-restrained cover plate (BRCP) at a bottom flange to achieve rapid postearthquake repair for connections in the presence of ...

Abstract: A tethered autonomous docking system, which is composed of a rope winch installed at the bottom of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a quadrotor for autonomous docking, and a connected tether, can be widely used for ...

Abstract: In this study, model tests on the collapse of sand granular columns are designed to investigate the relationship between the initial stacking height and the maximum run-out distance of the granular column, and the results ...

Abstract: In this paper, a dynamic tube nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) scheme is developed to solve the powered-descent guidance (PDG) problem in the presence of bounded disturbances and no-fly zones. First, owing to its ...

Abstract: Identifying dynamical system models from measurements is a central challenge in the structural dynamics community. Nonlinear system identification, in particular, is a big challenge as there are many possible combinations ...