Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 33rd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2015

Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2. Proceedings of the 33rd IMAC, , A Conference and Exposition on Balancing Simulation and Testing, 2015, the second volume of ten from the Conference brings together 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: Modal Parameter Identification Dynamic Testing of Civil Structures Human Induced Vibrations of Civil Structures Correlation & Updating Operational Modal Analysis Damage Detection of Structures Bridge Structures Damage Detection Models Experimental Techniques for Civil Structures.

Table of Contents:
1 Determination of Modal Properties of an Irregular 20-Story Concrete Shear Wall Building 2 Effect of Foundation Rocking on the Dynamic Characteristics of a 30-Story Concrete Shear Wall Building 3 Ambient Vibration Testing of a 4-Storey Parking Garage 4 Blind Source Separation: A Generalized Modal Identification Tool for Civil Structures 5 Developments with Motion Magnification for Structural Modal Identification Through Camera Video 6 Interactive Platform to Include Human-Structure Interaction Effects in the Analysis of Footbridges 7 Comparing Closed Loop Control Models and Mass-Spring-Damper Models for Human Structure Interaction Problems 8 Stochastic Load Models and Footbridge Response 9 Pedestrian Induced Lateral Vibrations with Emphasis on Modal Energy Transfer 10 Implications of Interaction Between Humans and Structures 11 A Correlation Analysis Regarding the Temperature Effect for a Suspension Bridge 12 Total Load Effects of Portal Frame Bridges in High-Speed Railway Lines 13 Monitoring Wind Velocities and Dynamic Response of the Hardanger Bridge 14 Modal Analysis of a Floating Bridge Without Side-Mooring 15 Investigation of a Novel Pseudo Ambient Vibration Testing Approach 16 Ambient Vibration Testing of Historic Steel-Composite Bridge, the E. Torroja Bridge, for Structural Identification and Finite Element Model Updating 17 Tuning of Finite Element Models of Multi-girder Composite Structures 18 A Bayesian State-Space Approach for Damage Detection and Classification 19 Iterative Spatial Compressive Sensing Strategy for Structural Damage Diagnosis as a BIG DATA Problem 20 Numerical Enhancement of Nonlinear Model Tracking for Health Monitoring 21 A Material Basis Frame Approach for Global Deflection Reconstruction of Rod-Like Structures from Strain Measurements 22 Influence of Prestressing Strand Damage on Modal Parameters of a Hybrid Composite Bridge Beam 23 Data-Driven Structural Damage Identification Using DIT 24 Modal Identification of Superconducting Magnetic Levitating Bogie 25 Uplift-Monitoring for Dynamic Assessment of Electrical Railway Contact Lines 26 Finite Element Model Updating Using an Evolutionary Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm 27 Formal Analysis of Critical Infrastructures by Structural Identification Using Constraint Programming Paradigm 28 Model Updating of a Nine-Story Concrete Core Wall Building 29 Numerical Study and Experimental Validation of a Method for Model Updating of Boundary Conditions in Beams 30 Coordination of Groups Jumping to Popular Music Beats 31 Effects of People Occupancy on the Modal Properties of a Stadium Grandstand 32 Serviceability Assessment of Two Different Stadium Grandstand During Different Events 33 SMD Model Parameters of Pedestrians for Vertical Human-Structure Interaction 34 Identification and Modelling of Vertical Human-Structure Interaction 35 Identification of Stiffness, Damping and Biological Force of SMD Model for Human Walking 36 Producing Simulated Time Data for Operational Modal Analysis 37 Evaluation of Damping Using Frequency Domain Operational Modal Analysis Techniques 38 An Example of Correlation Matrix Based Mode Shape Expansion in OMA 39 Experimental vs Operational Modal Analysis: A Flyover Test Case 40 Operational Modal Analysis in the Presence of Harmonic Excitations: A Review 41 Operational Modal Analysis of a Nine-Story Concrete Core Wall Building 42 Numerical Study of Reduction in Vibrations Induced by Water-Pipe System 43 Seismic Performance Assessment of Steel Frames Upgraded with Self-Centering Viscous Dampers 44 Performance Analysis of Cables with Attached Tuned-Inerter-Dampers 45 Numerical Investigation of Vibration Reduction in Multi-storey Lightweight Buildings 46 Dynamic Compensators for Floor Vibration Control 47 Active Tuned Liquid Column Gas Damper in Structural Control 48 Semiactive Vibration Control in a Three-Story Building-Like Structure Using a Magnetorheological Damper 49 Balancing Testing and Simulation for Design of a Research Facility 50 Certain Uncertainties: Modelling Unusual Structures to Control Vibrations in Sensitive Areas 51 Predicting and Mitigating Ground-Borne Vibration Transmission to Elevated Floor Structures 52 Mitigation of Wind-Induced Vibration of the Pool-Deck Fence of a Condominium 53 Isolating a Scanning Electron Microscope from Chiller Unit Vibrations 54 Dynamic Characteristics of Double Layer Beam with Respect to Different Boundary Conditions 55 Evaluation of an Automatic Selection Methodology of Model Parameters from Stability Diagrams on a Damage Building 56 Original Expression of Tension of a Cable.

About the Author :
Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. Shamim Pakzad, Department of Civil and Envt. Eng., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA. Juan Caicedo, University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. Shamim Pakzad, Department of Civil and Envt. Eng., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA.