Active Control of StructuresISBN: 978-0-470-03393-7
Hardcover
312 pages
December 2008
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With Active Control of Structures, two global pioneers
present the state-of-the-art in the theory, design and application
of active vibration control. As the demand for high performance
structural systems increases, so will the demand for information
and innovation in structural vibration control; this book provides
an effective treatise of the subject that will meet this
requirement. The authors introduce active vibration control through
the use of smart materials and structures, semi-active control
devices and a variety of feedback options; they then discuss topics
including methods and devices in civil structures, modal analysis,
active control of high-rise buildings and bridge towers, active
tendon control of cable structures, and active and semi-active
isolation in mechanical structures.
Active Control of Structures:
- Discusses new types of vibration control methods and devices, including the newly developed reduced-order physical modelling method for structural control;
- Introduces triple high-rise buildings connected by active control bridges as devised by Professor Seto;
- Offers a design strategy from modelling to controller design for flexible structures;
- Makes prolific use of practical examples and figures to describe the topics and technology in an intelligible manner.