[HTML][HTML] Modal testing and finite element model updating of full-scale hybrid timber-concrete building

B Kurent, WK Ao, A Pavic, F Pérez, B Brank - Engineering structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Serviceability of tall timber and hybrid timber buildings under wind-induced vibrations has
become their leading design criterion. Accurate finite element models for predicting their …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term continuous dynamic monitoring of an eight-story CLT building

A Aloisio, DP Pasca, B Kurent, R Tomasi - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper presents the continuous monitoring of an eight-story cross-laminated timber
(CLT) building. The monitoring process includes daily acceleration measurements at the …

A unified label noise-tolerant framework of deep learning-based fault diagnosis via a bounded neural network

S He, WK Ao, YQ Ni - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Supervised fault diagnosis (FD) in mechanical systems, particularly in high-speed train
(HST) components, faces significant challenges due to the presence of label noise in …

Identification of modal properties of a tall glue-laminated timber frame building under long-term ambient vibrations and forced vibrations

S Tulebekova, WK Ao, A Pavic, KA Malo… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents a unique study on the dynamic identification of the tallest glue-
laminated timber frame building in the world using forced vibration tests (FVTs) and long …

Tracking long-term modal behaviour of a footbridge and identifying potential SHM approaches

WK Ao, D Hester, C O'Higgins, J Brownjohn - Journal of Civil Structural …, 2024 - Springer
Numerous studies have investigated the long-term monitoring of natural frequencies,
primarily focusing on medium–large highway bridges, using expensive monitoring systems …

Modelling of Multi-Storey Cross-Laminated Timber Buildings for Vibration Serviceability

B Kurent, N Friedman, B Brank - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, the vibration serviceability of multi-storey timber buildings is addressed. The
core of this study pertains to the preparation of a comprehensive finite element model to …

Decentralised H robust control of MTMDs for mitigating vibration of a slender MDOF floor configuration

WK Ao, QC Tang, A Pavic - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
In this research, a novel robust decentralised H (H∞ and H 2) design combined with a
pattern search method (PSM), incorporating considerations of multiple modal dynamics, was …

[HTML][HTML] Bayesian model updating of eight-storey CLT building using modal data

B Kurent, N Friedman, A Aloisio, D Pasca… - Probabilistic …, 2024 - Elsevier
The serviceability of tall timber buildings due to wind-induced vibrations is often a governing
design criterion. However, accurate modelling of such buildings for their serviceability is a …

[PDF][PDF] On finite element modelling and model updating of multi-storey timber buildings

B Kurent, B Brank, WK Ao, A Pavic… - World Conference on …, 2023 - researchgate.net
The results of three case studies of timber and hybrid timber buildings have been reviewed.
For each case study, experimentally obtained modal data was available. A detailed …

FRF-based modal testing of the highest timber building in the world in operation using wireless accelerometers

A Pavic, WK Ao, S Tulebekova, KA Malo… - Journal of Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper describes practical application of a novel and oven-controlled crystal oscillator
(OCXO) high-precision synchronised wireless data acquisition system for a modal testing of …