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The accessible presentation of this book gives both a general view of the entire computer vision enterprise and also offers sufficient detail to be able to build useful applications. Users learn techniques that have proven to be useful by first-hand experience and a wide range of mathematical methods. A CD-ROM with every copy of the text contains source code for programming practice, color images, and illustrative movies. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this book includes essential topics that either reflect practical significance or are of theoretical importance. Topics are discussed in substantial and increasing depth. Application surveys describe numerous important application areas such as image based rendering and digital libraries. Many important algorithms broken down and illustrated in pseudo code. Appropriate for use by engineers as a comprehensive reference to the computer vision enterprise.

Computer vision : a modern approach = 计算机视觉 : 一种现代的方法

This tutorial/survey paper: (1) provides a concise point of departure for researchers and practitioners alike wishing to assess the current state of the art in the control and monitoring of civil engineering structures; and (2) provides a link between structural control and other fields of control theory, pointing out both differences and similarities, and points out where future research and application efforts are likely to prove fruitful. The paper consists of the following sections: section 1 is an introduction; section 2 deals with passive energy dissipation; section 3 deals with active control; section 4 deals with hybrid and semiactive control systems; section 5 discusses sensors for structural control; section 6 deals with smart material systems; section 7 deals with health monitoring and damage detection; and section 8 deals with research needs. An extensive list of references is provided in the references section.

Structural control: past, present, and future

Preface Introduction 1. Fluid field equations and modal analysis in rigid containers 2. Linear forced sloshing 3. Viscous damping and sloshing suppression devices 4. Weakly nonlinear lateral sloshing 5. Equivalent mechanical models 6. Parametric sloshing (Faraday's waves) 7. Dynamics of liquid sloshing impact 8. Linear interaction of liquid sloshing with elastic containers 9. Nonlinear interaction under external and parametric excitations 10. Interactions with support structures and tuned sloshing absorbers 11. Dynamics of rotating fluids 12. Microgravity sloshing dynamics Bibliography Index.

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Liquid Sloshing Dynamics

Vibration serviceability of footbridges under human-induced excitation : a literature review

Flexible structures may experience excessive levels of vibration under the action of wind , adversely affecting serviceability and occupant comfort. To ensure the functional performance of a structure, various design modifications are possible, ranging from alternative structural systems to the utilization of passive and active control devices. This paper presents an overview of state-of-the-art measures that reduce the structural response of buildings, including a summary of recent work in aerodynamic tailoring and a discussion of auxiliary damping devices for mitigating the wind-induced motion of structures. In addition, some discussion of the application of such devices to improve structural resistance to seismic events is also presented, concluding with detailed examples of the application of auxiliary damping devices in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and the United States.

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Mitigation of motions of tall buildings with specific examples of recent applications

Structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques have been widely used in long-span bridges. However, due to limitations of computational ability and data analysis methods, the knowledge in ma...

Review of Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Aided by Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: From Condition Assessment to Damage Detection

A new kind of passive mechanical damper, tuned liquid damper (TLD). is studied that relies upon the motion of shallow liquid in a rigid tank for changing the dynamic characteristics of a structure and dissipating its vibration energy. A nonlinear model of two‐dimensional liquid motion inside a rectangular TLD subjected to horizontal motion is developed on the basis of shallow‐water wave theory, where the damping of the liquid motion is included semianalytically. Using the model, the response of a structure with TLD is also computed. The liquid motion inside the TLD under harmonic base excitation and, furthermore, the response of a single‐degree‐of‐freedom structure with TLD, subjected to harmonic external force, are experimentally investigated. The agreement is good between the experiment and the prediction.

Tuned liquid damper (TLD) for suppressing horizontal motion of structures

Modelling of tuned liquid damper (TLD)

A new kind of damper, Tuned Liquid Damper (TLD) relying on motion of shallow liquid in a rigid cylinder, is experimentally studied. Prototype-sized circular containers with diameters 40cm and 60cm and partially filled with water, are attached to a single-degree-of-freedom structural model with natural period of 2sec. The damper effect is measured in terms of the increase in the logarithmic rate of decrement of free oscillation of the main structure. The structural displacements range from 8cm down to 0.25cm. It is seen that, for large damping effect at small amplitude of structural vibration, it is necessary to tune the fundamental sloshing period of the liquid to the natural period of structure; hence the name Tuned Liquid Damper. Breaking of surface waves, which is dependent on structural vibration amplitude, appears to be a major mechanism of energy dissipation in the range of displacements considered. Also investigated are the effects of: ratio of liquid frequency to structure frequency; liquid viscosity; container bottom roughness; container roof height; ratio of liquid mass to structure mass; and container diameter.

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Parametric studies on tuned liquid damper (TLD) using circular containers by free-oscillation experiments.

Liquid motions in shallow Tuned Liquid Dampers (TLDs) with rectangular, circular, and annular tanks, subject to harmonic base excitation, are measured experimentally. Using a Single-Degree-of-Freedom (SDOF) Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) analogy, equivalent mass, stiffness and damping of the TLD are calibrated from the experimental results. These parameters are functions of the TLD base amplitude. Some important properties of the TLD are discussed on the basis of these results.

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Papers

Review of Bridge Structural Health Monitoring Aided by Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: From Condition Assessment to Damage Detection

Tuned liquid damper (TLD) for suppressing horizontal motion of structures

Modelling of tuned liquid damper (TLD)

Parametric studies on tuned liquid damper (TLD) using circular containers by free-oscillation experiments.

The properties of tuned liquid dampers using a TMD analogy