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Structural Analysis and Control

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Instructor: Prof. Jerome Connor
Term: Spring 2004
Level: Graduate
What's inside: 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 31 other files · 3 web pages
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Structural Analysis and Control

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Lecture 1: Straight Member Equations - Linear Theory

Lecture 2: Straight Member - Matrix Displacement Formulation

Lecture 3: Curved Member Equations - Linear Theory

Lecture 4: Curved Member Equations - Matrix Formulation

Lecture 5: Review

Lecture 6: Center of Twist, Center of Mass

Lecture 7: Cable Equations

Lecture 8: Cable-stayed Systems

Lecture 9: Beam on Elastic Foundation: Application to Cable-stayed Bridges

Lecture 10: Non-linear Analysis - Truss

Lecture 11: Non-linear Analysis - Truss (cont.)

Lecture 12: Elastic Stability Criteria - Truss

Lecture 13: Non-linear Member Equations, Elastic Stability of Frames

Lecture 14: Test 1

Lecture 15: Introduction to Active Control

Lecture 16: Quasi-static Control

Lecture 17: Quasi-static Control (cont.)

Lecture 18: Actuator Technologies

Lecture 19: Introduction to Dynamic Feedback

Lecture 20: No lecture

Lecture 21: State-space Formulation, SDOF

Lecture 22: State-space Formulation, General Solution

Lecture 23: Stability, Time Delay

Lecture 24: LQR Algorithm

Lecture 25: Test 2

Lecture 26: State-space Formulation, MDOF

Lecture 27: State-space Formulation, MDOF-Modal Formulation