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RISSeismic Control of a Nonlinear Benchmark Building Using Smart Dampers
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper addresses the third-generation benchmark problem on structural control, and focuses on the control of a full-scale, nonlinear, seismically excited, 20-story building. A semiactive design is developed in which ...
Response Control of Full-Scale Irregular Buildings Using Magnetorheological Dampers
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper considers the capabilities of semiactive control systems using magnetorheological dampers when applied to numerical models of full scale asymmetric buildings. Two full scale building models exhibiting coupled ...
Computational Tool for Real-Time Hybrid Simulation of Seismically Excited Steel Frame Structures
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) offers an economical and reliable methodology for testing integrated structural systems with rate-dependent behaviors. Within a RTHS implementation, critical components of the structural ...
Semiactive Control Strategies for MR Dampers: Comparative Study
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study to evaluate the performance of a number of recently proposed semiactive control algorithms for use with multiple magnetorheological (MR) dampers. Various control algorithms used ...
Thermal Actuator Identification and Control for Thermomechanical Real-Time Cyber–Physical Testing
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Thermomechanical cyber–physical testing enables two-way thermal coupling between a numerical and an experimental subsystem. The interactions between the numerical model and the physical specimen occur through transfer ...
Natural Excitation Technique and Eigensystem Realization Algorithm for Phase I of the IASC-ASCE Benchmark Problem: Simulated Data
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A benchmark study in structural health monitoring based on simulated structural response data was developed by the joint IASC–ASCE Task Group on Structural Health Monitoring. This benchmark study was created to facilitate ...
Fractional Differential Equation Bearing Models for Base-Isolated Buildings: Framework Development
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Base isolation is a powerful technique to prevent damage in low- and medium-rise structures during an earthquake. Nowadays, the extensive use of high-damping viscoelastic (VE) materials in base isolators has motivated the ...
Automated Recovery of Structural Drawing Images Collected from Postdisaster Reconnaissance
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: A large volume of images is collected during postdisaster building reconnaissance. For both older and new buildings, the structural drawings are an essential record of the structural information needed to extract valuable ...
Integrated Device Placement and Control Design in Civil Structures Using Genetic Algorithms
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: One challenge in the application of control systems to civil engineering structures is appropriate integration of a control system into a structure to achieve effective performance. Placement of control devices is strongly ...
A Modified Fractional-Order Derivative Zener Model for Rubber-Like Devices for Structural Control
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Fractional-order derivative (FD) models are widely used to describe the dynamic behavior of rubber-like materials. However, experiments have shown that FD models cannot reproduce the amplitude dependence and the slow ...