Abstract: A predictive optimal linear control (POLC) algorithm is proposed for controlling the seismic responses of elastic structures. This algorithm compensates for time delay that occurs in real control application by predicting ...

Abstract: The predictive optimal linear control (POLC) algorithm derived in the companion paper is extended to analyze the controlled responses of inelastic structures by incorporating the force analogy method (FAM). While POLC is ...

Abstract: A new algorithm based on the force analogy method for studying the inelastic structural behaviors subjected to dynamic loadings is proposed. Inelastic analysis is performed based on varying the structural displacement ...

Abstract: A computational method is derived to characterize the energy in inelastic structures and the transfer among various energy forms over the duration of an earthquake. This computational method is based on the force analogy ...