Recent Additions

• Innovations and advances in structural engineering: Honoring the career of Yozo Fujino 

  Spencer, Billie F., Jr.; Gardoni, Paolo (Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2015-08)

  This special issue of Smart Structures and Systems (SSS) is dedicated to Dr. Yozo Fujino to celebrate his outstanding and innovative contributions to structural engineering during his career. The papers in this issue present ...

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• Targeted energy transfer using nonlinear energy sinks for the attenuation of transient loads on building structures 

  Wierschem, Nicholas E.; Spencer, Billie F., Jr. (Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2015-09)

  Nonlinear energy sinks (NESs) have been proposed as a practical and robust means of passively protecting buildings structures subjected to extreme transient loads. NESs are a type of passive attachment that differentiate ...

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• Decentralized identification and multimetric monitoring of civil infrastructure using smart sensors 

  Sim, Sung-Han; Spencer, Billie F., Jr. (Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2015-06)

  Wireless Smart Sensor Networks (WSSNs) facilitates a new paradigm to structural identification and monitoring for civil infrastructure. Conventionally, wired sensors and central data acquisition systems have been used to ...

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• Modeling and Monitoring of the Dynamic Response of Railroad Bridges using Wireless Smart Sensors 

  Kim, Robin E.; Spencer, Billie F., Jr. (Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2015-09)

  Railroad bridges form an integral part of railway infrastructure in the USA, carrying approximately 40 % of the ton-miles of freight. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) forecasts current rail tonnage to increase up ...

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• Structural Control Strategies for Earthquake Response Reduction of Buildings 

  Asai, Takehiko; Spencer, Billie F., Jr. (Newmark Structural Engineering Laboratory. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign., 2015-08)

  Destructive seismic events continue to demonstrate the importance of mitigating these hazards to building structures. To protect buildings from such extreme dynamic events, structural control has been considered one of the ...

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