Structural Dynamic Systems Computational Techniques and Optimization: Techniques in Buildings and Bridges / Edition 1

by Cornelius T Leondes

Overview

There are various techniques to optimize either structural parameters, or structural controllers, but there are not many techniques that can simultaneously optimize the structural parameters and controller. The advantage of integrating the structural and controller optimization problems is that structure and controller interaction is taken into account in the design process and a more efficient overall design (lower control force/lighter weight) can be achieved, and also multidisciplinary design optimization can be performed. The down side is that the combined optimization problem is more difficult to formulate and solve, and computations are increased. This volume is a comprehensive treatment of dynamic analysis and control techniques in structural dynamic systems and the wide variety of issues and techniques that fall within this broad area, including the interactions between structural control systems and structural system parameters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789056996550
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/22/1999
Series:	Gordon and Breach International Engineering, Technolo , #11
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Cornelius T. Leondes, Professor Emeritus University of California at Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

1. Techniques in Control-Oriented Reduction of Finite Element Modeling in Structural Dynamic Systems 2.Techniques in Active Dynamic Structural Control to Optimize Structural Controllers and Structural Parameters 3. Nonlinear Modal Control Techniques and Applications in Structural Dynamic Systems 4. Superelement Modeling of Vehicle Dynamic Structural Systems 5. Robust Control Design of a High Performance Flexible Electro-Mechanical System 6. A Component Modes Damping Assignment Methodology for Articulated Multi-Flexible Body Systems

Editorial Reviews

This fifth volume in a set of nine volumes addressing structural dynamic systems provides a detailed treatment of the issues and advanced techniques involved in building and bridge structures. The volume's six contributions address techniques in vibration analysis of structural steel frames; techniques in transient analysis of semi- rigid steel frames; some techniques in optimal control of building frames; behavior and analysis techniques of tubular buildings; techniques in combined boundary element/finite strip/finite element analysis of bridges; and nonlinear analysis of thin-walled structures. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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