Dynamics of Civil Structures, Volume 4

1 Characterization of a Strongly Nonlinear Laboratory Benchmark System 2 A Non-destructive Technique for the Health Monitoring of Tie-rods in Ancient Buildings 3 Estimating Effective Prestress Force on Grouted Tendon by Impact Responses 4 Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Load Estimation Using Small-scale Testing 5 Prediction of Prestress Force on Grouted Tendon by Experimental Modal Analysis 6 Finite Element Model Selection Using Particle Swarm Optimization 7 A Force Identification Approach for Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Systems 8 Model Updating by Combining Substructure Energy Functions and Subset Selection 9 Dynamic Identification and FE Updating of S. Torcato Church, Portugal 10 Modal Properties of a High Rise Building Under Construction 11 Model Updating for a 183m of Reinforced Concrete Chimney 12 Finite Element Model Updating and Dynamic Design of Spot Welded Structures 13 Experimental Evaluation of Mass Change Approaches for Scaling Factors Estimation 14 Structural Dynamics of a Frame Including Axial Load Effects 15 Experimental Investigation of the Pre-tension Effects on the Modal Parameters of a Slender Pre-tensioned Concrete Beam 16 System Identification of a Three-story Infilled RC Frame Tested on the UCSD-NEES Shake Table 17 Damage Identification of a Three-story Infilled RC Frame Tested on the UCSD-NEES Shake Table 18 Defect Detection in Concrete Members 19 A Comparison of Direct Velocity, Direct and Compensated Acceleration Feed-back Control Systems in Mitigation of Low-frequency Floor Vibrations 20 Practical Implications of Optimizing an Active Floor Vibration Controller 21 Dynamic Testing and Analysis of a Football Stadium 22 Verification of Crowd Dynamic Excitation Estimated from Image Processing Techniques 23 Mathematical Modelling of Near-periodic Jumping Force Signals 24 LQR Controller for an In-service Floor 25 Development of a Wireless Bridge Monitoring System with Energy Harvesting Modules 26 Operational Modal Monitoring of Ancient Structures Using Wireless Technology 27 Consideration on Structure Vibration Isolation Asymmetry. Two Funny Cases 28 Evaluating Axle Loads of Moving Vehicle Using Bridge Deck Plate Responses 29 Self Excited Vibration of a Cylindrical Body Wind Bidirectional Flowmeter.