Optimality criterion approaches have been shown by the authors to be a promising means for damage detection in the absence of error. The work presented expands on these p [...]

Floor and roof systems are designed to carry gravity loads and transfer these loads to supporting beams, columns or walls. Furthermore, they play a key role in distributi [...]

This paper considers the control of coupled torsional-lateral responses in irregular buildings under lateral seismic excitations. A semiactive control design is developed [...]