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  • Yang, J. N.; Wu, J. C.; Agrawal, A. K.; Li, Z.
    Sliding Mode Control for Seismic-Excited Linear and NonLinear Civil Engineering Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., June 21, 1994, 105 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-94-0017
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Buildings; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Hysteresis; Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Vibration damping; Seismic effects; Sliding mode control; Robustness (Mathematics); Linear systems; Active control; Variable structure system; Mathematical models; Nonlinear systems; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Yang, J. N.; Li, Z.; Danielians, A.
    Hybrid Control of Seismic-Excited Nonlinear and Inelastic Structural Systems.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1, 1991, 123 p.
    Keywords: ; Dynamic response; Dynamic structural analysis; Bearings; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Feedback control; Numerical analysis; Vibration damping; Earth movements; Mathematical models; Algorithms; Rigid structures; Nonlinear systems; Seismic waves

  • Yang, J. N.; Li, Z.
    Instantaneous Optimal Control for Linear, Nonlinear and Hysteretic Structures - Stable Controllers.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 15, 1991, 57 p.
    Keywords: ; Dynamic response; Vibration isolators; Earthquake engineering; Matrices (Mathematics); Controllers; Lyapunov functions; Vibration damping; Mathematical models; Algorithms; Nonlinear systems; Seismic waves

  • Yang, J. N.; Li, Z.; Vongchavalitkul, S.
    Generalization of Optimal Control Theory: Linear and Nonlinear Structures.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 2, 1992, 89 p.
    Keywords: ; Dynamic response; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Vibration damping; Optimization; Linear systems; Mathematical models; Nonlinear systems; Control theory

  • Yang, J. N.; Li, Z.
    Instantaneous Optimal Control with Acceleration and Velocity Feedback.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 29, 1990, 56 p.
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake resistance; Dynamic structural analysis; Velocity measurement; Floors; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Acceleration (Physics); Structural vibration; Stochastic processes; Feedback control; Numerical analysis; Vibration damping; Earth movements; Active control; Displacement; Mathematical models; Control equipment; Seismic waves