Special Topics in Structural Dynamics & Experimental Techniques, Volume 5

Preface 1 Multi-Cellular Damping for Composite Material Applications 2 Novel Data Acquisition Utilising a Flask Python Digital Twin Operational Platform 3 Model Validation for Combined Inertial Acceleration and Vibration Environments 4 Modal Testing with Piezoelectric Stack Actuators 5 Generative Adversarial Networks for Labelled Vibration Data Generation 6 Validation of an Impulse Response Filter for Impact Force Reconstruction on a Hammer Drill 7 Determination of Nonlinear Joint Forces and Nonlinear Identification of Jointed Connections Using FRFs 8 Investigation of Using Log-Spectrum Averaging (Cepstral Averaging) for Blind Reconstruction of an Unknown Impact Input Force 9 The Application of a Force Identification Method Based on Particle Swarm Optimization to Compression Steel Bars 10 Degree of Freedom Selection Approaches for MIMO Vibration Test Design Christopher Beale, Ryan Schultz, Chandler Smith, and Timothy Walsh 11 Vibration Mitigation of Bladed Structures Using Piezoelectric Digital Vibration Absorbers 12 An Open-Source Automatic Modal Hammer Suitable for Studying Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 13 Crack Diagnosis and Prognosis of Miter Gates Based on a Global-Local Model and Image Observations 14 A Hierarchical Filtering Approach for Online Damage Detection Using Parametric Reduced-Order Models 15 A Tutorial on an Open-Source Python Package for Frequency-Based Substructuring and Transfer Path Analysis 16 Miniature Underwater Robot - An Experimental Case Study 17 Benefits of Using a Portable Coordinate Measurement Machine to Measure a Modal Test Geometry.