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B. Basu, O. Bursi, F Casciati, S. Casciati, A.E. del Grosso, M. Domaneschi, L. Faravelli, J. Holnicki-Sculz, H Irschik, M. Krommer, M. Lepidi, A. Martelli, B. Ozturk, F. Pozo, G. Pujol, Z. Rakicevic, J. Rodellar:
"A European Association for the Control of Structures joint perspective. Recent studies in civil structural control across Europe";
Structural Control & Health Monitoring, 21 (2014), 1414 - 1436.

Structural control has been comprehensively studied over the world as a multidisciplinary research field. The present
work is motivated by an attempt to give a common frame to the recent research and applications of structural
control technology in civil engineering across Europe. They include novel passive dampers, functional materials
and semi-active dampers, active control systems, and their performance investigations. Design methods for the
vibrations reduction of buildings, bridges, and wind turbines are discussed with reference to case studies. Control
algorithms and dimension reduction techniques are also studied. Adaptation strategies and techniques based on the
potential offered by piezoelectricity are reviewed.

vibrations control; seismic isolation; viscous damping; shake table tests; adjacent structures coupling; semi-active control; Bouc-Wen hysteresis; magnetorheological damper; pedestrian bridges; decentralized control; hybrid control; wireless sensors; wind

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stc.1652