Civil Engineering Topics, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 29th IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2011

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Multi-Dimensional Calibration of Impact Dynamic Models....Pages 1-20
Dynamic analysis of railway bridges by means of the spectral method....Pages 21-29
Advanced Operational Modal Analysis Methods for Linear Time Periodic System Identification....Pages 31-44
Normalization of Complex Modes from Mass Perturbations....Pages 45-50
Numerical Continuation of Periodic Orbits for Harmonically Forced Nonlinear Systems....Pages 51-69
Identification of the Tensile Force in Tie-rods of Historical Constructions....Pages 71-81
Data Fusion for System Identification of the Humber Bridge....Pages 83-98
Human-induced Vibration Propagation on a Composite Floor System....Pages 99-108
Mitigation of Low-velocity, Wind-induced Vibration of an Architectural Spire....Pages 109-119
Closed-Loop System Identification of Alstom 3MW Wind Turbine....Pages 121-128
Reduced Order Modal-Space Wireless Control of Civil Engineering Structures....Pages 129-139
Wind Turbine Structural Damping Control for Tower Load Reduction....Pages 141-153
Identification of Dynamic Properties of Open-Deck Viaducts Under Passing Train Loads....Pages 155-162
Risk assessment of dolphin protected bridge pier considering collision point analysis....Pages 163-172
OMAX testing of a steel bowstring footbridge....Pages 173-182
Bridge Pier Scour Measurement by Means of Bragg Grating Arrays: Laboratory Tests and Field Applications....Pages 183-190
Numerical Investigation on the Measurement Uncertainty in Operational Modal Analysis of a Civil Structure....Pages 191-199
Measurement and Application of Bouncing and Jumping Loads Using Motion Tracking Technology....Pages 201-210
Operational Modal Analysis for the Guangzhou New TV Tower....Pages 211-220
On the use of Shape Memory Alloys dampers to reduce the vibration amplitudes of civil engineering cables....Pages 221-234
Dynamic behavior of ‘Palazzo Lombardia’ helisurface, comparison between Operational and Experimental Modal Analysis....Pages 235-245
Human-Structure Interaction: Effects of Crowd Characteristics....Pages 247-254
Delamination Detection in Concrete Plates using Output-only Vibration Measurements....Pages 255-262
Semi-Active Control of Staircase Vibration Under Human Excitation....Pages 263-272
A System Identification Based Approach For Estimating Modal Frequencies of Bridges Under Environmental Influence....Pages 273-284
Feature Assimilation in Structural Health Monitoring Applications....Pages 285-295
Decentralized Modal Analysis and System Identification Using Embedded Markov Parameter Extraction within Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 297-304
Comparison Study of Output-only Subspace and Frequency-Domain Methods for System Identification of Base Excited Civil Engineering Structures....Pages 305-312
Footbridge Response Predictions and Their Sensitivity to Stochastic Load Assumptions....Pages 313-320
Modal parameter variations due to earthquakes of different intensities....Pages 321-333
Operational Modal Analysis of a Historic Tower in Bari....Pages 335-342
Monitoring of a Movable Bridge Mechanical Components for Damage Identification using Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 343-347
Ambient vibration based modal identification of a flexible retaining wall....Pages 349-356
Structural Health Monitoring of a Bridge Model Using ARX Models....Pages 357-364
Structural Health Monitoring and Evaluating Structural Performance of a Stadium....Pages 365-372
Estimation of Damping for one of the New European Court Towers in Luxembourg....Pages 373-381
Use of Wireless Smart Sensors for Detecting Human Falls through Structural Vibrations....Pages 383-389
Structural Health Indices for Steel Truss Bridges....Pages 391-398