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Dynamics of railway bridges, analysis and verification by field tests 01001

Andreas Andersson and Raid Karoumi

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152401001

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Dynamic testing of cable structures 01002

Elsa Caetano and Álvaro Cunha

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152401002

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Structural Identification and Monitoring based on Uncertain/Limited Information 01003

Eleni N. Chatzi and Minas D. Spiridonakos

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152401003

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Dynamic Properties of Footbridges: Influence of Asphalt Pavement and Support Conditions 01004

Benedikt Weber

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152401004

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Modelling human actions on lightweight structures: experimental and numerical developments 01005

S. Živanović

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152401005

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Vibration testing and measurement techniques

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Pilot testing of a hydraulic bridge exciter 02001

Andreas Andersson, Mahir Ülker-Kaustell, Richard Borg, Olivier Dymén, Anders Carolin and Raid Karoumi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152402001

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Vibration analysis based on surface acoustic wave sensors 02002

Alfred P. Gnadinger

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152402002

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Using weigh-in-motion data to determine bridge dynamic amplification factor 02003

Jan Kalin, Aleš Žnidarič and Maja Kreslin

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152402003

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Surveying techniques in vibration measurement 02004

Przemyslaw Kuras

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152402004

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Experimental Technology of Operational Pipeline Condition Monitoring 02005

Aleksey Mironov, Pavel Doronkin and Aleksander Priklonsky

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152402005

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Vibration testing and evaluation for source detection of bothersome structural vibrations 02006

Matthew A. Pavelchak

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152402006

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Measurement of the Dynamic Displacements of Railway Bridges Using Video Technology 02007

Diogo Ribeiro, Rui Calçada, José Ferreira and Teresa Martins

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152402007

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Vibration immission forecast by means of train equivalent synthetic vibration experiments 02008

Peter Steinhauser and Wolfgang Steinhauser

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152402008

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Vibration data analysis techniques

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On the advances of automatic modal identification for SHM 03001

Rharã Cardoso, Alexandre Cury and Flávio Barbosa

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152403001

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Bayesian Methods for Nonlinear System Identification of Civil Structures 03002

Joel P. Conte, Rodrigo Astroza and Hamed Ebrahimian

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152403002

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Non-Destructive Evaluation Method Based On Dynamic Invariant Stress Resultants 03003

Junchi Zhang, Luciana R. Barroso, Stefan Hurlebaus and Norris Stubbs

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152403003

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An orthogonal technique for empirical mode decomposition in Hilbert-Huang transform 03004

Menglin Lou and Tianli Huang

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152403004

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Structural monitoring

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Full scale monitoring of the twin chimneys of the rovinari power plant 04001

I. Bayati, M. Belloli, L. Rosa and A. Zasso

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152404001

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Modal parameters identification and monitoring of two arches 04002

Marco Belloli, Ilmas Bayati, Stefano Giappino, Sara Muggiasca and Lorenzo Rosa

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152404002

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Full scale monitoring of wind and traffic induced response of a suspension bridge 04003

Etienne Cheynet, Jasna Bogunović Jakobsen and Jónas þór Snæbjörnsson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152404003

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Vibration monitoring of long bridges and their expansion joints and seismic devices 04004

Kleidi Islami

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152404004

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Automated modal tracking and fatigue assessment of a wind turbine based on continuous dynamic monitoring 04005

Gustavo Oliveira, Magalhães Filipe, Álvaro Cunha and Elsa Caetano

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152404005

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Wind-induced vibration experiment on solar wing 04006

Yukio Tamura, Yong Chul Kim, Akihito Yoshida and Takashi Itoh

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152404006

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Vibration Monitoring of a Large Scale Heavy Haul Railway Viaduct 04007

Fulvio Busatta and Pilate Moyo

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152404007

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Dynamic investigations of various civil engineering structures due to ambient and mining tremors 04008

Krystyna Kuzniar and Tadeusz Tatara

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152404008

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Vibration based structural assessment

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The dynamic behaviour of the mammoth in the Spanish fortress, L’Aquila, Italy 05001

Filippo Casarin, Emma Beccaro, Matteo Fattoretto, Paolo Girardello and Mauro Caldon

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152405001

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Vibration-based SHM for cultural heritage preservation: the case of the S. Pietro bell-tower in Perugia 05002

Gabriele Comanducci, Nicola Cavalagli and Filippo Ubertini

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152405002

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One-year dynamic monitoring of a masonry tower 05003

Marco Guidobaldi, Carmelo Gentile and Antonella Saisi

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152405003

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Static and dynamic testing of a damaged post tensioned concrete beam 05004

M.P. Limongelli, D. Siegert, E. Merliot, R. Vidal, J. Waeytens, F. Bourquin, V. Le Corvec, I. Gueguen and L. M. Cottineau

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152405004

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Damage detection method for sleepers based on vibration properties 05005

Kodai Matsuoka, Tsutomu Watanabe and Masamichi Sogabe

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152405005

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Some remarks on the influence of temperature-variations, non-linearities, repeatability and ageing on modal-analysis for structural health monitoring of real bridges 05006

Stefan Maas, Sebastian Schommer, Viet-Hà Nguyen, Danièle Waldmann, Jean Mahowald and Arno Zürbes

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152405006

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Damage detection in concrete precast slabs: a quick assessment through modal tests 05007

Roberto Leal Pimentel, Gabriel Soares Ferreira, Márcio Santos Gonçalves, Donald Steve Nyawako and Paul Reynolds

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152405007

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The Vibration Based Fatigue Damage Assessment of Steel and Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) Composite Girder 05008

Chen Xu, Saiji Fukada and Hiroshi Masuya

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152405008

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Vibration isolation and mitigation

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Reliable overlapping control for civil structures 06001

Lubomír Bakule, Martin Papík and Branislav Rehák

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152406001

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Dynamic Tests on a Concrete Slab with a Tuned Mass Damper 06002

Jorge Eliécer Campuzano Carmona, Suzana Moreira Avila and Graciela N. Doz

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152406002

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Dynamic properties comparisons between experimental measurements and nondeterministic numerical models of viscoelastic sandwich beams 06003

W. N. Felippe Filho and F. Barbosa

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152406003

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Application of Concrete Segment Panels for Reduction of Torsional Vibration Responses of Girder Bridges 06004

Jong-Won Kwark, Jae-Yoon Kang, Sung-Yong Park and Keun-Taek Kim

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152406004

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Fuzzy Logic Controller Scheme for Floor Vibration Control 06005

Donald Steve Nyawako, Paul Reynolds, Roberto Leal Pimentel and Emma Hudson

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152406005

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Vibration isolation measures due to the high sensitive linear accelerator at the Paul Scherrer Institute 06006

Peter Trombik, Pascal Fleischer and Michalis F. Vassiliou

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152406006

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Vibration mitigation of a bridge cable using a nonlinear energy sink: design and experiment 06007

Mathieu Weiss, Bastien Vaurigaud, Alireza Ture Savadkoohi and Claude-Henri Lamarque

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152406007

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Dynamics of footbridges

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Quantification of human-structure interaction 07001

Colin Caprani, Junnan Qu, Stana Zivanovic, Neil Evans and Ehsan Ahmadi

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152407001

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Evaluation of human-induced vibration of continuous footbridges 07002

Ahmed El-Robaa, Sameh Gaawan and Charles Malek

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152407002

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Field Investigations On the Lateral Vibration Features Of Prestressed Concrete Stress Ribbon Footbridges 07003

Saiji Fukada, Chen Xu, Taku Yoshikawa and Meguru Tsunomoto

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152407003

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Dynamic investigation of a suspension footbridge using accelerometers and microwave interferometer 07004

Carmelo Gentile

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152407004

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Structural health monitoring of grandstands: a review 07005

Miguel Ángel Gómez-Casero Fuentes, Rafael Castro-Triguero, Enrique García-Macías, Rafael Gallego Sevilla and José Cabrera

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152407005

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Damping and frequency of human-structure interaction system 07006

Ehsan Ahmadi and Colin Caprani

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152407006

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Experimental and Numerical Assessment of the Dynamical Behaviour of a Footbridge Under Human-Induced Loads 07007

José Guilherme Santos da Silva, Gilvan Lunz Debona and Cássio Marques Rodrigues Gaspar

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152407007

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Dynamics of railway bridges

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Dynamic analysis of elevated viaducts of Doha metro green line 08001

Essam Ayoub, Sameh Mehanny, Charles Malek and Gamal Helmy

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152408001

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Numerical Analysis on Variation of Dynamic Response of Girder Bridges with Torsional Reinforcement Panels 08002

Jae-Yoon Kang, Jong-Won Kwark, Sung-Yong Park and K.T. Kim

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152408002

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Vibration Reduction Countermeasures of Railway Concrete Viaduct 08003

Tsutomu Watanabe, Koudai Matsuoka, Munemasa Tokunaga and Masamichi Sogabe

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152408003

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Vibration model verification

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Operational modal analysis of road-rail bridge 09001

M. Cardoso, R. A. C. Sampaio, R. M. de Souza and E. Silva

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152409001

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Investigation of temperature-dependent stiffness variation of a layer of asphalt and their possible effect on the deformation behaviour of concrete structures 09002

D. Erdenebat, F. Scherbaum, D. Waldmann, St. Maas and A. Zürbes

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152409002

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Investigation of Tension Forces in A Stay Cable System of A Road Bridge Using Vibration Methods 09003

Paweł Hawryszków

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152409003

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Experimental and numerical response of rigid slender blocks with geometrical defects under seismic excitation 09004

Charlie Mathey, Cyril Feau, Ioannis Politopoulos, David Clair, Laurent Baillet and Michel Fogli

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152409004

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The Dynamic Properties of the Bridge Deck Model Reinforced With FRP Bars 09005

Barbara Markiewicz, Karol Pereta and Grzegorz Piatkowski

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152409005

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Theoretical and experimental study of coupled rocking-swivelling model of guyed mast shaft 09006

Shota Urushadze, Miroš Pirner and Ondřej Fischer

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152409006

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Vibration Analysis of a Residential Building 09007

Regina Augusta Sampaio and Remo Magalhâes de Souza

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152409007

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Vibration based structural assessment of the rehabilitation intervention in r.c. segmental bridge 09008

Paolo Franchetti, Michele Frizzarin, Andrea Leonardi and Fabio Zeni

Published online: 19 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152409008

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