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Publikováno v:
Structural Control and Health Monitoring. 16:689-702
This paper addresses the integrated design of civil engineering inelastic structures with embedded control systems and devices. Simultaneous optimization of such controlled structures is considered, showing that new structural forms and configuration
Publikováno v:
Journal of Structural Engineering. 135:853-862
This paper addresses the integrated design of civil engineering structures with control systems. Simultaneous optimization of such controlled structures is considered, showing that new alternative solutions can be achieved through integrated design.
Autor:
T. T. Soong, Diego Lopez-Garcia
Publikováno v:
Engineering Structures. 31:1217-1229
This study evaluates the accuracy of four different criteria to calculate the separation necessary to prevent seismic pounding between nonlinear hysteretic structural systems. All of the criteria considered in this paper make use of the same basic eq
Assessment of the separation necessary to prevent seismic pounding between linear structural systems
Autor:
T. T. Soong, Diego Lopez-Garcia
Publikováno v:
Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics. 24:210-223
This study examines the accuracy of the Double Difference Combination (DDC) rule (also known simply as the CQC rule) in predicting the separation necessary to prevent seismic pounding between linear structural systems. Seismic excitations were modele
Autor:
T. T. Soong, R. Rana
Publikováno v:
Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration. 3:85-100
A dual isolation problem for rotating machines consists of isolation of housing structures from the machine vibrations and protection of machines during an earthquake to maintain their functionality. Desirable characteristics of machine mounts for th
Autor:
Billie F. Spencer, T. T. Soong
Publikováno v:
Engineering Structures. 24:243-259
In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to research and development of structural control devices, with particular emphasis on alleviation of wind and seismic response of buildings and bridges. In both areas, serious efforts have been u
Publikováno v:
Engineering Structures. 24:343-353
Verification of active control algorithms prior to their implementation to real structures has always been a time-consuming and costly process. At the minimum, they need to be examined through analytical simulation. Laboratory testing using a scaled-
Publikováno v:
Journal of Structural Control. 9:31-58
Most of the recent research activities in structural control have been focused on developing more robust and rigorous control algorithms to account for more realistic dynamic environment. Although a number of active, hybrid and semi-active control sy
Autor:
D. Lopez Garcia, T. T. Soong
Publikováno v:
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 32:131-149
This paper focuses on seismic vulnerability assessment of restrained block-type non-structural components under sliding response on the basis of seismic inputs specified by current seismic codes. The general representation of restrained equipment con
Publikováno v:
Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 31:121-137
In active control, the control force execution time delay cannot be avoided or eliminated even with present technology, which can be critical to the performance of the control system. This paper investigates the influence of time delay on the stabili