[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] Bayesian updating of tall timber building model using modal data

B Kurent, N Friedman, WK Ao, B Brank - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
A framework for the probabilistic finite element model updating based on measured modal
data is presented. The described framework is applied to a seven-storey building made of …

Novel FRF-based fast modal testing of multi-storey CLT building in operation using wirelessly synchronised data loggers

WK Ao, A Pavic, B Kurent, F Perez - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel input–output frequency-response function (FRF) based field
modal testing (MT) of an operational and fully occupied tallest cross-laminated timber (CLT) …

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 …

Novel wirelessly synchronised modal testing of operational buildings using distributed OCXO high-precision data loggers

WK Ao, A Pavic - Topics in Modal Analysis & Testing, Volume 8 …, 2022 - Springer
This chapter describes a novel and oven-controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) high-precision
synchronised wireless data acquisition system for modal testing of large structures. The …

Damping of timber constructions in earthquake situation: materials, connections, and structures

KJM Maître, P Lestuzzi, M Geiser - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Vibration damping is a complex physical phenomenon involving the dissipation of energy
and is an essential dynamic property for ensuring the serviceability in wind conditions and …