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

 

·                                 Chair: Shirley Dyke, Washington University (2002-present)

·                                 Vice Chair: Michael Symans, RPI  (2002-present)

·                                 Secretary: Henri Gavin, Duke University (2002-present)

·                                 Control Group Member: Anil Agrawal, CUNY (2002-present)

Past Chair: 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.

·         Membership Roster 2004  pdf file

·         Membership Application   pdf file

Recent Activities

 


·         Agenda of the Meeting 98 pdf file

·         Agenda of the Meeting 99 pdf file

·         Agenda of the Meeting 00 pdf file

·         Agenda of the Meeting 01 pdf file

·         Agenda of the Meeting 02 pdf file

·         Agenda of the Meeting 03 pdf file

·         Agenda of the Meeting 04 pdf file

 

·         Minutes of the Meeting 98 pdf file

·         Minutes of the Meeting 99 pdf file

·         Minutes of the Meeting 00 pdf file

·         Minutes of the Meeting 01 pdf file

·         Minutes of the Meeting 02 pdf file

·         Minutes of the Meeting 03 pdf file

·         Minutes of the Meeting 04 pdf file

·         Committee Report 98-99 pdf file

·         Committee Report 99-00 pdf file

·         Committee Report 00-01 pdf file

·         Committee Report 01-02 pdf file

·         Committee Report 02-03 pdf file

·         Committee Report 03-04 pdf file

ASCE-IASCM - TASK GROUP ON BENCHMARK CONTROL 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

Benchmark Problems (Web site)

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

·         U. S. Panel on Structural Control Research

·         European Panel on Structural Control