Special Topics in Structural Dynamics, Volume 5

Dr. Nikos Dervil is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Univeristy of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

• Chap 1. Harmonic Forcing of a Two-Segment Timoshenko Beam.- Chap 2. Fastener Fatigue Analysis Using Time Domain Methods for Multiaxial Random Vibration.- Chap 3. Multi–Input Multi–Output Active Vibration Control for High Frequency Random Vibration.- Chap 4. A Method for Cancelling Force Transducer Mass and Inertia Effects.- Chap 5. Efficient Estimation of Clamped Step-thickness Plates FRFs in Industrial Systems.- Chap 6. Modeling, Experimental Verification and Optimization of Seat Structure per ECE R14.- Chap 7. ODS & Modal Testing Using a Transmissibility Chain.- Chap 8. Correlating Spectral Measurements.- Chap 9. A Differential Evolution Markov Chain Monte Carlo Algorithm for Bayesian Model Updating.- Chap 10. Skin Performance in the Rollover Crashworthiness Analysis of a Cutaway Bus.- Chap 11. Across the Picket Fence – Influence of Sampling Frequency in Automatic Impact Modal Testing.- Chap 12. Estimation of Railway Track Longitudinal Profile using Vehicle-based Inertial Measurements.- Chap 13. Experimental Modal Analysis of Structures with Conventional vs. Contact-free Suspension.- Chap 14. Active Learning Approaches to Structural Health Monitoring.- Chap 15. Multimodal Damping of a Nonlinear Structure with a Passive Piezoelectric Network.- Chap 16. Probability Distribution of von Mises Stress in the Presence of Pre-Load.- Chap 17. Damage Detection Integrating ISHM and LWSHM Techniques.- Chap 18. Structural Health Monitoring of Additively Manufactured Parts Using Fiber Bragg Gratings.- Chap 19. Multi-point Control for Single-Axis Vibration Testing.- Chap 20. Driving a Motion Platform with a Vibration Control Software for Multi-Axis Environmental Testing: Challenges and Solutions.- Chap 21. The Yellow Frame – Experimental Studies and Remote Monitoring of the Structural Health Monitoring Benchmark Structure.- Chap 22. Developing a Passive Vibration Absorber to Generate Traveling Waves in a Beam.- Chap 23. Experimental Assessment of the Effect of Different Tires onComfort of Construction Truck Operators.- Chap 24. Tool Wear Inspection of Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride Inserts.- Chap 25. A New Approach to Dynamic Analysis of a Multi-Span Beam Structure with Multiple Moving Oscillators.