Advances in Vibration and Control: Modelling, Simulation and Application of Smart Materials
A special issue of Vibration (ISSN 2571-631X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 July 2019)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dynamics of structures; vibration and control; cable dynamics and aerodynamics; wind-induced response and wind-resistant design of structures; fluid–structure interaction; fundamentals in bluff body aerodynamics; engineering application of advanced materials; alternative energy
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Dear Colleagues,
I would like to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue by sharing new ideas, approaches, concepts, and findings of your ongoing research and make an impact in advancing the field of vibration and control.
Many civil structures and mechanical systems could be subjected to dynamic excitations during their service life. The rapid development of engineering materials makes it possible to design and construct slenderer structures with a longer span and taller height, of which large amplitude vibrations would be a more predominant issue. How to properly address certain unique loading and response features in vibration analysis, including nonlinearity and stochasticity, constantly poses new challenges to engineers. On the other side, the availability of smart materials and their recent success in vibration control application brings more confidence and opportunities in developing novel control schemes to improve system performance. In particular, using smart materials, like shape memory alloys, piezoelectrics, and magnetostrictive materials in control allows to develop more efficient adaptive semiactive and active control methods. Therefore, it is imperative to enhance and advance our knowledge not only in analyzing dynamic behavior of vulnerable structural and mechanical systems, but also in the efficiency and reliability of their performance after implementing various passive, semiactive, and active control schemes.
This Special Issue is dedicated to the technical advancements in the field of vibration and control for civil structures and mechanical systems. Authors are invited to submit unpublished review and original research works addressing state-of-the-art analytical, numerical, and experimental studies in this field for both linear and nonlinear systems. Topics to be covered include:
- Modeling and simulation of linear and nonlinear vibrations in structural and mechanical systems;
- Analysis of response of controlled and uncontrolled structural and mechanical systems subjected to various dynamic loads;
- Measurement and testing of vibrations;
- Design and implementation of novel vibration control schemes, especially those utilizing smart materials;
- Application of wireless smart sensors in vibration control;
- Performance evaluation of various passive, semiactive, and active control schemes;
- Hybrid pseudodynamic simulation techniques;
- Reliability analysis of vibration control schemes;
- Controlling chaos, chaotic behavior, and bifurcation in dynamic systems.
Prof. Dr. Shaohong Cheng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- structural and mechanical system vibrations
- dynamic response
- nonlinear vibrations
- passive control
- semi-active control
- active control
- smart materials
- adaptive control
- hybrid pseudo-dynamic simulation
- wireless smart sensors
- reliability
- controlling chaos
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