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Title
Some Recent Developments in Structural Control.
File
PB83169557.pdf
Author(s)
Basharkhah, M. A.; Yao, J. T. P.
Source
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1982, 33 p.
Identifying Number(s)
CE-STR-82-38
Abstract
To reduce the effect of lateral earthquake ground motion on structures, active control systems can be used. During the last several decades, many different approaches have been applied to find a suitable gain matrix for the control law. Several recent investigations have been summerized and reviewed herein. In addition, a technique on basis of the system identification methods is developed and presented.
Keywords
Structures; Dynamic loads; Feedback control; Control theory; Matrix methods; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Open loop systems; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis