ASCE Structural Control Committee
is associated with the Technical
Administrative Committee on Analysis and Computation
of the Structural Engineering Institute
of the American Society of Civil Engineers
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Chair: Anil Agrawal, City University of New York
(2008-present)
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Vice Chair: Henri Gavin, Duke University (2008-present)
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Secretary:
Genda Chen, Missouri Institute of Technology (2008-present)
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Control
Group Member: Richard Christenson, University of Connecticut (2008-present)
Past Chairs:
Michael Symans, RPI (2005-2008)
Shirley Dyke, Washington University (2002-2005)
Satish Nagarajaiah, Rice University (1998-2002)
Committee Purpose: The committee endeavors in integrating and interfacing
the discipline of structural control with the applications and specialties of
civil engineering problems. Emphasis will be placed on the computing technology
for the development, application and modification of active/hybrid control to
achieve designed intelligence of civil engineering structures.
Committee Objectives: The Committee will strive to elevate the
state-of-the-art and practice of structural control engineering through:
serving as a primary resource for establishing broad consensus on structural
control issues; identifying and prioritizing research needs related to
structural control; and development and support of programs for education and
technology transfer on structural control issues.
ASCE-US Panel-IASCM Benchmark
Studies/Test Bed Studies
Many algorithms and devices have been
proposed for control of civil engineering structures, each with its own
advantages, depending on the specific application and desired effect. Until
recently, definitive studies demonstrating the pros and cons of the different
approaches have been unavailable. Clearly, the ability to make direct
comparisons between strategies employing various algorithms and devices is
necessary to focus future efforts in the most promising directions and to
effectively set performance goals and specifications. Benchmark studies
intended to help move the structural control community another step toward the
realization and implementation of innovative control strategies for dynamic
hazard mitigation is the focus of this group
U.
S. Panel Chair: Satish Nagarajaiah,
Rice University
Seismic - Building Benchmark Problem - Bill Spencer,
University of Illinois, Urbana, Champaign
Wind - Building Benchmark Problem - Jann Yang, Univ. of
California, Irvine
Seismic - Bridge Benchmark Problem - Shirley Dyke , Washington University
Seismic - Base
Isolation Buildings Benchmark Problem - Nagarajaiah, Johnson, Gavin,
Rice, USC, Duke
Seismic - Highway Bridge Benchmark Problem - Agrawal, Nagarajaiah, Zhang,
CUNY, Rice and UIUC
LINKS
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U. S. Panel on Structural Control
Research
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European Panel on Structural Control