Topics on the Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 1

Damping Effect of Humans.- Development of a Laboratory Test Program to Examine Human-structure Interaction.- Experimental and Numerical Studies of the People Effects on a Structure Modal Parameters.- A Refined Model for Human Induced Loads on Stairs.- Comparative Evaluation of Current Pedestrian Traffic Models on Structures.- Sensitivity of Footbridge Response to Load Modeling.- Crowd-induced Vibrations of a Steel Footbridge in Reykjavik.- Random Model of Vertical Walking Force Signals.- Towards Modelling In-service Pedestrian Loading of Floor Structures.- Discomfort Evaluation on Lively Footbridges With Soft-rubber Pavement.- Direct Output Feedback and Model-based Control Approaches for Mitigation of Human-induced Vibrations in Floors.- Frequency Domain Optimization of Dry Friction Dampers on Buildings Under Harmonic Excitation.- The Valle Castellana Twin-arch Bridge: Dynamical Tests, Identification, Seismic Performances.- Directionality in the Transverse Response of Skewed Multi-span Bridges With Integral Abutments.- Estimation of Modal Dampings for Unmeasured Modes.- Dynamic Testing of a Truss Bridge Using a Vibroseis Truck.- Modal Identification of a Cable-stayed Bridge by Means of Truck Induced Vibrations.- Experimental Modal Test of Civil Concrete Bridges.- Dynamic Characterization of Flexible Structures Through Vision-based Vibration Measurements.- Rapid Soil Displacements From MEMs Accelerometers.- Blind Source Separation of Convolutive Mixtures towards Modal Identification.- Modal Identification Using SMITM.- Iterative Modal Identification Algorithm; Implementation and Evaluation.- Modal Testing of Non-structural Components For Seismic Risk Assessment.- Dynamic Characterization of Multiple Arch Dams: A Finite Element Approach.- Estimation of Unmeasured DOF´s Using the Local Correspondence Principle.- Use of FBG Sensors to Detect Damage From Large Amount of Dynamic Measurements.- Bayesian FE Model Updating of the Dowling Hall Footbridge.- Design ofExperiments Study to Obtain a Robust 3D Computational Bridge Model.- Structural Damage Detection Using Multivariate Time Series Analysis.- Changes in the Statistics of Ambient Excitations in the Performance of Two Damage Detection Schemes.- Damage Identification From Flexibility Matrix Using Wavelet transform.- Optimum Column Layout Design of Reinforced Concrete Frames Under Wind Loading.- Optimum Spans' Lengths of Multi-Span Reinforced Concrete Beams Under Dynamic Loading.- Experimental Modal Analysis of a Full-scale Seven-story Shear Wall Based on Nonlinear Seismic Response.- Application of DDE-Model to Enhancing Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frame.- Modal Parameter Variation of an Earthquake Damaged Building.- Modal Analisys of the Palazzo Lombardia Tower in Milano.- Impact of Nonstructural Components on Modal Response & Structural Damping.- Use of Family of Models for Performance Predictions and Decision Making.- Vibration Characteristics of Foundation and Free-field Motions of Instrumented Buildings During Earthquakes.- Modified Ibrahim Time Domain Method for Identification of Closely Spaced Modes: Experimental Results.