Abstract: This study proposes a method of detecting, locating, and quantifying structural damage by directly using structural vibration measurements in the time domain. In this method, the coupling effect of the damage at different ...

Abstract: In an extension of a previous paper, prediction accuracy is improved for neural networks to be used as part of an adaptive structural control system. This improvement will enable reliable predictions of performance variables ...

Abstract: A bio-inspired passive negative spring actuator inspired by an energy-dissipating mechanism called sacrificial bonds and hidden length is designed, fabricated and implemented in a test case of a three-story structural model ...

Abstract: A bio-inspired passive negative spring actuator inspired by an energy-dissipating mechanism called sacrificial bonds and hidden length is designed, fabricated and implemented in a test case of a three-story structural model ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel bioinspired actuator that mimics the sacrificial bond and hidden length mechanism, a highly efficient energy dissipation mechanism found in bio-organisms such as abalone shell and bone. The ...