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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 ...
Seismic Fragility Relationships of a Cable-Stayed Bridge Equipped with Response Modification Systems
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents the development of fragility curves of a benchmark cable-stayed bridge retrofitted with response modification systems. Fragility relationships are an accepted technique used for seismic risk assessment ...
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 ...
Experimental Verification of a Substructure-Based Model to Describe Pedestrian–Bridge Interaction
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An increasing number of structures, and in particular pedestrian bridges, experience excessive vibration levels when they are dynamically excited by humans in motion. Although several models have been presented to incorporate ...
Experimental Validation of a Generalized Procedure for MDOF Real-Time Hybrid Simulation
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) has increasingly been recognized as a powerful methodology to evaluate structural components and systems under realistic operating conditions. The concept of RTHS combines the advantages ...
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 ...
Real-Time Hybrid Simulation for Degradation Assessment: Conceptual Framework and Illustrative Example
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: AbstractReal-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) is a class of cyber-physical testing that enables
the inexpensive testing of structural systems. In the current state of the art, the
possibility of using RTHS to study the effects ...
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 ...