Topics on the Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2012

Topics on the Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 1, Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012, the first volume of six from the Conference, brings together 45 contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on: Human Induced Vibrations Bridge Dynamics Operational Modal Analysis Experimental Techniques and Modeling for Civil Structures System Identification for Civil Structures Method and Technologies for Bridge Monitoring Damage Detection for Civil Structures Structural Modeling Vibration Control Method and Approaches for Civil Structures Modal Testing of Civil Structures.

Table of Contents:
1 Damping Effect of Humans 2 Development of a Laboratory Test Program to Examine Human-Structure Interaction 3 Experimental and Numerical Studies of the People Effects on a Structure Modal Parameters 4 A Refined Model for Human Induced Loads on Stairs 5 Comparative Evaluation of Current Pedestrian Traffic Models on Structures 6 Sensitivity of Footbridge Response to Load Modeling 7 Crowd-Induced Vibrations of a Steel Footbridge in Reykjavík 8 Random Model of Vertical Walking Force Signals 9 Towards Modelling In-Service Pedestrian Loading of Floor Structures 10 Discomfort Evaluation on Lively Footbridges with Soft-Rubber Pavement 11 Direct Output Feedback and Model-Based Control Approaches for Mitigation of Human-Induced Vibrations in Floors 12 Frequency Domain Optimization of Dry Friction Dampers on Buildings Under Harmonic Excitation 13 The Valle Castellana Twin-Arch Bridge: Dynamical Tests, Identification, Seismic Performances 14 Directionality in the Transverse Response of Skewed Multi-Span Bridges with Integral Abutments 15 Analysis of Seismic Records to Evaluate Soil-Structure Interaction Effects on Bridges 16 Dynamic Testing of a Truss Bridge Using a Vibroseis Truck 17 Modal Identification of a Cable-Stayed Bridge by Means of Truck Induced Vibrations 18 Experimental Modal Test of Civil Concrete Bridges 19 Dynamic Characterization of Flexible Structures Through Vision-Based Vibration Measurements 20 Rapid Soil Displacements from MEMs Accelerometers 21 Blind Source Separation of Convolutive Mixtures towards Modal Identification 22 Modal Identification Using SMIT 23 Iterative Modal Identification Algorithm; Implementation and Evaluation 24 Modal Testing of Non-structural Components for Seismic Risk Assessment 25 Dynamic Characterization of Multiple Arch Dams: A Finite Element Approach 26 Estimation of Unmeasured DOF’s Using the Local Correspondence Principle 27 Use of FBG Sensors to Detect Damage from Large Amount of Dynamic easurements 28 Bayesian FE Model Updating of the Dowling Hall Footbridge 29 Design of Experiments Study to Obtain a Robust 3D Computational Bridge Model 30 Structural Damage Detection Using Multivariate Time Series Analysis 31 Changes in the Statistics of Ambient Excitations in the Performance of Two Damage Detection Schemes 32 Damage Identification from Flexibility Matrix Using Wavelet Transform 33 Optimum Column Layout Design of Reinforced Concrete Frames Under Wind Loading 34 Robust Design Optimization to Account for Uncertainty in the Structural Design Process 35 Optimum Spans’ Lengths of Multi-span Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Dynamic 36 Imposing Node on Linear Structures During Multi-harmonic Excitations 37 Experimental Modal Analysis of a Full-Scale Seven-Story Shear Wall Based on Nonlinear Seismic Response 38 Application of DDE-Model to Enhancing Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frame 39 Modal Parameter Variation of an Earthquake Damaged Building 40 Modal Analysis of the Palazzo Lombardia Tower in Milano 41 Impact of Nonstructural Components on Modal Response and Structural Damping 42 Use of Family of Models for Performance Predictions and Decision Making 43 Vibration Characteristics of Foundation and Free-Field Motions of Instrumented Buildings During Earthquakes 44 Modified Ibrahim Time Domain Method for Identification of Closely Spaced Modes: Experimental Results.

About the Author :
J.M. Caicedo, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. F.N. Catbas, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA. A. Cunha, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. V. Racic, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom. P. Reynolds, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom. K. Salyards, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, USA.