Examples and Modelling of Switched and Impulsive Systems -- Analysis of Switched and Impulsive Systems -- Stability of Linear Switched and Impulsive Systems -- Stability of Nonlinear Switched and Impulsive Systems -- Impulsive Synchronization of Chaotic Systems -- Chaos Based Secure Communication Systems -- Scheduling of Switched Server Systems -- Relative Differentiated Quality of Service of t…
On the Role of Anisotropy in Crystalloacoustics -- Surface Waves of Non-Rayleigh Type -- Nonlinearity in Elastic Surface Waves Acts Nonlocally -- Explicit Secular Equations for Surface Waves in an Anisotropic Elastic Half-Space from Rayleigh to Today -- “Nongeometrical Phenomena” in Propagation of Elastic Surface Waves -- Complex Rays and Internal Diffraction at the Cusp Edge -- Edge Waves …
A Little Dynamics -- Survey of Wave Types and Characteristics -- Damping -- Impedance and Mobility -- Attenuation of Structure-Borne Sound -- Sound Radiation from Structures -- Generation and Measurement of Structure-Borne Sound.Structure-Borne Sound" is a thorough introduction to structural vibrations with emphasis on audio frequencies and the associated radiation of sound. The book presents i…
Global Perspectives on Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Structures -- Are Civil Structural Engineers “Risk Averse”? Can Civionics Help? -- Monitoring Technologies for Maintenance and Management of Urban Highways in Japan -- The Role of Sensing and Measurement in Achieving FHWA’S Strategic Vision for Highway Infrastructure -- Recent Development of Bridge Health Monitoring System in Ko…
Uncertainty and Surprise: An Introduction -- Understanding Social and Economic Systems as Evolutionary Complex Systems -- Managing the Unexpected -- Surprises in Half of a Century -- An Integrated View of Uncertainty and Surprise -- Fundamental 'Uncertainty' in Science -- The Complementary Nature of Coordination Dynamics: Self-Organization and the Creation of Information -- The tyranny of Many …
General Characteristic of Control Systems -- Formal Models of Control Systems -- Control for the Given State (the Given Output) -- Optimal Control with Complete Information on the Plant -- Parametric Optimization -- Application of Relational Description of Uncertainty -- Application of Probabilistic Descriptions of Uncertainty -- Uncertain Variables and Their Applications -- Fuzzy Variables, An…
Two Methods for Analysis of Continuum Mechanics of Elastic Structures -- Vibrations of Inclined Bars with End Constraint -- Vibrations of Frames with Inclined Members -- Vibrations of X-Braced Portal Frames -- Vibrations of X-Braced Multi-Story Frames -- Effect of Rotatory Inertia and Shear Deformation on Vibration of Inclined Bars -- Out-of-Plane Vibrations of Plane Frames -- Buckling of Incli…
Monumental Dams -- Approach of Mechanical Behaviour and Rupture of Cohesive Granular Media. Validation on a Model Medium -- Phase Change of Volatile Organic Compounds in Soil Remediation Processes -- Thermo-mechanical Behaviour of a Soil. Yield Surface Evolution -- Water Transport in Soil with Phase Change -- Tunnels in Saturated Elasto-plastic Soils: Three-dimensional Validation of a Plane Sim…
Differential equations -- Time invariant systems -- Time varying systems -- Differential inclusions -- Additional properties of strict Liapunov functions -- Monotonicity and generalized derivatives.This book presents a modern and self-contained treatment of the Liapunov method for stability analysis, in the framework of mathematical nonlinear control theory. A Particular focus is on the problem…
Active Control of Structural Vibration -- Control of Ship-Mounted Cranes -- Master-Slave Bilateral Control of Hydraulic Hand for Humanitarian Demining -- Excitation and Control of Microvibro-Impact Mode for Ultrasonic Machining of Intractable Materials -- Structure-Control-Optics Interaction in High Precision Telescopes -- Acceleration Sensor Based on Diamagnetic Levitation -- Active Control St…