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: The work presented here investigates the possibility of using changes in the nonlinear vibration characteristics to detect damage in reinforced concrete elements. The nonlinear vibration characteristics were studied by ...

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 ...