Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 35th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2017

Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 2: Proceedings of the 35th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2017, 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 the Dynamics of Civil Structures, including papers on: Modal Parameter Identification Dynamic Testing of Civil Structures Control of Human Induced Vibrations of Civil Structures Model Updating Damage Identification in Civil Infrastructure Bridge Dynamics Experimental Techniques for Civil Structures Hybrid Simulation of Civil Structures Vibration Control of Civil Structures System Identification of Civil Structures.

Table of Contents:
1 Semi-Active Base Isolation of Civil Engineering Structures Based on Optimal Viscous Damping and Zero Dynamic Stiffness 2 Long-Term Performance of Specialized Fluid Dampers Under Continuous Vibration on a Pedestrian Bridge 3 Analysis of Variation Rate of Displacement to Temperature of Service Stage Cable-Stayed Bridge Using Temperatures and Displacement Data 4 Triple Friction Pendulum: Does It Improve the Isolation Performance? 5 Experimental Investigation of the Dynamic Characteristics of a Glass-FRP Suspension Footbridge 6 Vibration-Based Occupant Detection Using a Multiple-Model Approach 7 Vibration Assessment and Control in Technical Facilities Using an Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach 8 Iterative Pole-Zero Model Updating Using Multiple Frequency Response Functions 9 Vision-Based Concrete Crack Detection Using a Convolutional Neural Network 10 Analytical and Experimental Analysis of Rocking Columns Subject to Seismic Excitation 11 Extending the Fixed-Points Technique for Optimum Design of Rotational Inertial Tuned Mass Dampers 12 Temperature Effects on the Modal Properties of a Suspension Bridge 13 Mass Scaling of Mode Shapes Based on the Effect of Traffic on Bridges: A Numerical Study 14 Covariance-Driven Stochastic Subspace Identification of an End-Supported Pontoon Bridge Under Varying Environmental Conditions 15 Probabilistic Analysis of Human-Structure Interaction in the Vertical Direction for Pedestrian Bridges 16 Effects of Seismic Retrofit on the Dynamic Properties of a 4-Storey Parking Garage 17 Analytical and Experimental Study of Eddy Current Damper for Vibration Suppression in a Footbridge Structure 18 Nonlinear Damping in Floor Vibrations Serviceability: Verification on a Laboratory Structure 19 Addressing Parking Garage Vibrations for the Design of Research and Healthcare Facilities 20 Modeling and Measurement of a Pedestrian’s Center-of-Mass Trajectory 21 Evaluation of Mass-Spring-Damper Models for Dynamic Interaction Between Walking Humans and Civil Structures 22 Numerical Model for Human Induced Vibrations 23 Dynamic Testing on the New Ticino Bridge of the A4 Highway 24 Predicting Footbridge Vibrations Using a Probability-Based Approach 25 Flooring-Systems and Their Interaction with Usage of the Floor 26 Benchmark Problem for Assessing Effects of Human-Structure Interaction in Footbridges 27 A Discrete-Time Feedforward-Feedback Compensator for Real-Time Hybrid Simulation 28 Sensing and Rating of Vehicle–Railroad Bridge Collision 29 High-Frequency Impedance Measurements for Microsecond State Detection 30 Structural Stiffness Identification of Skewed Slab Bridges with Limited Information for Load Rating Purpose 31 Online Systems Parameters Identification for Structural Monitoring Using Algebraic Techniques 32 Structural Vibration Control Using High Strength and Damping Capacity Shape Memory Alloys 33 Comparative Study on Modal Identification of a 10 Story RC Structure Using Free, Ambient and Forced Vibration Data 34 Kronecker Product Formulation for System Identification of Discrete Convolution Filters 35 Calibration-Free Footstep Frequency Estimation Using Structural Vibration 36 Optimal Bridge Displacement Controlled by Train Speed on Real-Time 37 System Identification and Structural Modelling of Italian School Buildings 38 Investigation of Transmission of Pedestrian-Induced Vibration into a Vibration-Sensitive Experimental Facility 39 An Ambient Vibration Test of an R/C Wall of an 18-Story Wood Building at the UBC Campus 40 The Day the Earth Shook: Controlling Construction-Induced Vibrations in Sensitive Occupancies 41 An Exploratory Study on Removing Environmental and Operational Effects Using a Regime-Switching Cointegration Method 42 Evaluation of Contemporary Guidelines for Floor Vibration Serviceability Assessment 43 Excitation Energy Distribution of Measured Walking Forces 44 Identification of Human-Induced Loading Using a Joint Input-State Estimation Algorithm.

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