Topics in Modal Analysis I, Volume 5

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Compressed Sensing Applied to Modeshapes Reconstruction

   • Joseph Morlier, Dimitri Bettebghor

   Pages 1-8

3. Automated Modal Analysis Based on Frequency Response Function Estimates

   • Vahid Yaghoubi, Thomas Abrahamsson

   Pages 9-18

4. Operational Modal Analysis Using a Fast Stochastic Subspace Identification Method

   • Michael Döhler, Palle Andersen, Laurent Mevel

   Pages 19-24

5. Tutorial Guideline VDI 3830: Damping of Materials and Members

   • Lothar Gaul

   Pages 25-31

6. Model Calibration and Validation for Material Damping Using Finite Element Analyses

   • Ryan A. Menefee, Jennifer M. Rinker, Peter H. Shin, Philip Schembri, Antranik Siranosian

   Pages 33-45

7. Damping Properties Assessment of Very Highly Compliant Sandwich Materials: Are Traditional Methods Really Too Old?

   • Milena Martarelli, Claudio Santolini, Alessandro Perazzolo, Paolo Castellini

   Pages 47-55

8. Wind-Induced Vibrations in the European Court Towers

   • Jannick B. Hansen, Rune Brincker, Ken G. Andersen, Steffen Andersen, Christos T. Georgakis

   Pages 57-64

9. Time-Frequency Domain Modal Parameter Estimation of Time-Varying Structures Using a Two-Step Least Square Estimator

   • Si-Da Zhou, Ward Heylen, Paul Sas, Li Liu

   Pages 65-75

10. Comparison of Modal Parameters Estimated from Operational and Experimental Modal Analysis Approaches

    • Louis Thibault, Timothy Marinone, Peter Avitabile, Charles Van Karsen

    Pages 77-88

11. Implementation of an SDOF Parameter Estimation Method with Generalized Residuals

    • William Fladung

    Pages 89-98

12. Autonomous Identification of the Fast Time-Varied Modal Parameters

    • J. M. Liu, S. W. Dong, M. Ying, S. Shen

    Pages 99-111

13. An Efficient Iterative Algorithm for Accurately Calculating Impulse Response Functions

    • J. M. Liu, Weidong D. Zhu, Q. H. Lu, G. X. Ren

    Pages 113-125

14. A “Local Solve” Method for Extracting Modal Parameters from Inconsistent Data

    • Michael L. Mains, Shashank Chauhan, Henrik B. Herlufsen

    Pages 127-135

15. An Overview of the Transmissibility Concept and Its Application to Structural Damage Detection

    • Nuno M. M. Maia, A. P. V. Urgueira, R. A. B. Almeida

    Pages 137-151

16. From Discretization to Continuous; Advanced Mechanical Measurements Using Continuous Scanning Methods

    • Dario Di Maio

    Pages 153-166

17. Measurement of Friction Contact Parameters for Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis

    • Christoph W. Schwingshackl

    Pages 167-177

18. Advanced Frequency-Domain Modal Analysis for Dealing with Measurement Noise and Parameter Uncertainty

    • Mahmoud El-Kafafy, P. Guillaume, B. Peeters, F. Marra, G. Coppotelli

    Pages 179-199

19. Updated Cepstral Methods for Operational Modal Analysis

    • Robert B. Randall

    Pages 201-209

20. A Non-Hermitian Joint Diagonalization Based Blind Source Separation Algorithm for Operational Modal Analysis

    • J. Antoni, Shashank Chauhan

    Pages 211-221

Topics in Modal Analysis I, Volume 5. Proceedings of the 30^th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012, the fifth volume of six from the Conference, brings together 53 contributions to this important area of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on:

Modal Parameter Identification
Damping of Materials and Members
New Methods
Structural Health Monitoring
Processing Modal Data
Operational Modal Analysis
Damping
Excitation Methods
Active Control
Damage Detection for Civil Structures
System Identification:  Applications

• Damage Detection
• Damping
• Excitation Methods
• IMAC
• Modal Analysis
• Society of Experimental Mechanics

• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA

  R. Allemang

• Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA

  J. De Clerck, J.R. Blough

• University Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, USA

  C. Niezrecki

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