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TL;DR: In this article, a four-degree-of-freedom model able to capture the main phenomena which are likely to occur in the nonplanar finite dynamics of an elastic suspended cable subjected to external forcings and support motions is developed from the continuum equations.

TL;DR: In this paper, an innovative sensitivity-based technique was introduced for the normalisation of operational mode shapes purely on a basis of output-only data The technique is based on the use of a controlled mass modification experiment and does not involve any analytical models Moreover, it allows to extend the applicability of many modal analysis based applications towards the domain of in-operation modal testing

TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental model of an elastic cable carrying eight concentrated masses and hanging at in-phase or out-of-phase vertically moving supports is considered, and the system parameters are adjusted to approximately realize multiple 1:1 and 2:1 internal resonance conditions involving planar and nonplanar, symmetric and antisymmetric modes.

TL;DR: In this paper, a critical analysis of the hysteresis models of wooden connections has led to an alternative analytical formulation of the pinching phenomenon, starting from the generalized Bouc-Wen model.

TL;DR: The role of damage location in the probabilistic assessment of damage is discussed: a methodological Bayesian approach, based on the results of the sensitivity analysis, is proposed for the development of a structural reliability analysis driven by damage indicators.