Report on the Nonlinear Full Scale Building Control Problem

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This report presents the extended problem definition of a set of benchmark control problems for seismically excited nonlinear buildings. Focusing on three typical steel structures, 3-, 9- and …

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Report on the Building Structural Health Monitoring Problem Phase 1 Analytical

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is a promising field with widespread application in civil engineering. SHM has the potential to make structures safer by observing both long-term structural changes …

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Report on the Linear Full Scale Building Control Problem

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This report presents the extended problem definition for the next generation structural control benchmark problem for seismically excited buildings. Focusing on a 20-story steel structure …

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Report on the Building Structural Health Monitoring Problem Phase 1 Experimental

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This report focuses on the goals of the second phase of the activities of the IASCASCE Structural Health Monitoring Task Group, involving the application of structural health monitoring techniques to …

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Report on the Building Structural Health Monitoring Problem Phase 2 Analytical

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

The task group on structural health monitoring of the Dynamic Committee of ASCE was formed in 1999 at the 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference. The task group has designed a number of analytical …

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Report on the Building Structural Health Monitoring Problem Phase 2 Experimental

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This report introduces the second experimental phase of the activities of the IASC-ASCE Structural Health Monitoring Task Group, involving the application of structural health monitoring techniques …

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Report on the Base Isolation Control Problem - Part 1

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This report presents the benchmark problem definition for seismically excited base- isolated buildings. The objective of this benchmark study is to provide a well defined base isolated building with …

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Report on the Base Isolation Control Problem - Part 2

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This Phase II report attempts to galvanize research efforts on control of base isolated buildings with nonlinear isolation systems. Primarily, friction and hysteretic lead-rubber-bearing (LRB) …

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Report on the Highway Bridge Control Problem - Phase 1

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke, Anil Kumar Agrawal

This report presents the extended problem definition of the benchmark structural control problem for the seismically excited highway bridge. The benchmark problem is based on the newly constructed 91 …

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Report on the Highway Bridge Control Problem - Phase 2

23 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke, Anil Kumar Agrawal

Recently, a benchmark problem has been developed to study seismically excited highway bridges. In this second phase of the aforementioned study, the bridge is isolated both at the abutments and at …

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Report on the Linear Active Mass Driver Control Benchmark Problem

22 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This report presents the extended problem definition for a benchmark structural control problem. The structure considered -- chosen because of the widespread interest in this class of systems (Soong …

http://nees.org/resources/2386

Report on the Cable-stayed Bridge Control Problem - Phase 1

21 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Shirley Dyke

This report presents the problem definition for the first generation of benchmark structural control problems for cable-stayed bridges. The benchmark problem is based on a cable-stayed bridge that is …

http://nees.org/resources/2414