Structural Safety Control and Stochastic Aspects

Abstract

Recently, increasing interest has been shown in structural safety design using active and hybrid control systems. This interest is driven by the rapid development of intelligent control systems, advanced sensor technology, signal processing, and successful applications in the control of large flexible space structures.This paper focuses on the potential and application of advanced control technology in land-based civil structures for safety protection against natural hazard forces such as winds and earthquakes. An assessment of the state-of-the-art in structural control technology that involves multiple, diverse fields is made in this paper, and, on this basis, an integrated comprehensive research program is outlined. Treating input forces as random loads, one of the most important aspects of structural control problems, e.g., its stochastic nature and implications in the formulation, solution, and practical implementation process, are highlighted.KeywordsStructural ControlElectrical Power Research InstituteCivil Engineering StructureIntelligent Control SystemHybrid Control SystemThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.