Abstract: A novel system decoupling approach (SDA) that enables three degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) bridge flutter analysis is proposed in this study to simultaneously investigate the relationships between modal parameters and 18 flutter ...

Abstract: In this paper, we propose the use of Si/Ge nanocomposite materials to improve the performance of microthermal actuators. Nanocomposites with a high electrical to thermal conductivity ratio can ...

Abstract: The extraction of 18 flutter derivatives of bridge decks from three degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) free vibration data using a novel direct approach is addressed in this study. Different with many conventional methods that ...

Abstract: Nonlinear filtering theory, based upon the Fokker-Planck equation and Bayes’ rule, has been around since the 1970s. This method does not require linearized dynamics and/or measurement models, and also the assumption of the ...

Abstract: Dam risk analysis is at the heart of dam failure prevention and mitigation. In order to assess dam risk, it is essential to conduct a quantitative analysis of the process of a dam breach, which can be described by such ...

Abstract: This note studies settlement ratio,

Abstract: To simulate the response of a pin-ended elastic-plastic beam, a nonlinear structural model, i.e., a double-tier-spring model is analyzed to follow its deformation process after it is subjected ...

Abstract: The present paper introduces a variable sensitivity displacement interferometer (VSDI) used to monitor both normal and in-plane particle displacements in wave propagation experiments. The general ...

Abstract: Nonlinear vibration and dynamic stability analyses of distributed structural systems have often been conducted for their low-dimensional spatially discretized models, and the results obtained from ...