This state-of-the-art review provides an overview of the evolution of self-centering structures from early historical structures that inherently exhibited a recentering response to modern …
GW Housner, LA Bergman, TK Caughey… - Journal of …, 1997 - ascelibrary.org
This tutorial/survey paper:(1) provides a concise point of departure for researchers and practitioners alike wishing to assess the current state of the art in the control and monitoring …
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 …
Research and development in active control of civil engineering structures in the United States has approximately a 20‐year history. Under the leadership of the US National …
R Sabelli, S Mahin, C Chang - Engineering Structures, 2003 - Elsevier
Some results are highlighted in this paper from a research effort being undertaken to identify ground motion and structural characteristics that control the earthquake response of …
Earthquakes are potentially devastating natural events which threaten lives, destroy property, and disrupt life-sustaining services and societal functions. In 1986, the National …
Over the period 1986 to 1991, seven different passive energy dissipation systems were studied in experimental research programs at the Earthquake Engineering Research Center …
FY Cheng, H Jiang, K Lou - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
An innovative concept, smart structural systems have proven to be extremely effective in absorbing damaging energy and/or counteracting potentially devastating force, thus limiting …
Continuing the tradition of the best-selling Handbook of Structural Engineering, this second edition is a comprehensive reference to the broad spectrum of structural engineering …