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• A beam with arbitrarily placed lateral dampers: Evolution of complex modes with damping

  Chen, Y., McFarland, D. M., Spencer, B. F. & Bergman, L., Jan 1 2018, In: JVC/Journal of Vibration and Control. 24, 2, p. 379-392 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Natural frequencies
  • Damping
  • Boundary conditions

• Active base isolation of buildings subjected to seismic excitations

  Chang, C. M. & Spencer, B. F., Oct 25 2010, In: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics. 39, 13, p. 1493-1512 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • seismic isolation
  • structural control
  • active control
  • customs
  • freedom

• A damage localization method based on the 'jerk energy'

  An, Y., Jo, H., Spencer, B. F. & Ou, J., Feb 1 2014, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 23, 2, 025020.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • damage
  • Fractal dimension
  • Stiffness
  • dampers
  • energy

• Adaptive control for smart-actuated base isolation structures regarding various reference-tracking strategies

  Ouyang, Y., Shan, J., Shi, W. & Spencer, B. F., Nov 1 2019, In: Engineering Structures. 198, 109574.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Controllers
  • Actuators
  • Hydraulics
  • Backstepping
  • Dynamic models

• Adaptive model-based tracking control for real-time hybrid simulation

  Chen, P. C., Chang, C. M., Spencer, B. F. & Tsai, K. C., Jun 1 2015, In: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 13, 6, p. 1633-1653 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • controllers
  • hydraulic equipment
  • adaptive control
  • simulation
  • dampers

• Adaptive model reference control method for real-time hybrid simulation

  Najafi, A. & Spencer, B. F., Oct 1 2019, In: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 132, p. 183-193 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Model reference adaptive control
  • Controllers
  • Actuators
  • Uncertainty
  • Damping

• Adaptive position tracking control of electro-hydraulic six-degree-of-freedom driving simulator subject to perturbation

  Zhao, Q., Wang, N. & Spencer, B. F., Mar 2015, In: SIMULATION. 91, 3, p. 265-275 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Driving Simulator
  • Position Control
  • Tracking Control
  • Hydraulics
  • Degrees of freedom (mechanics)

• A decentralized receptance-based damage detection strategy for wireless smart sensors

  Jang, S., Spencer, B. F. & Sim, S. H., May 1 2012, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 21, 5, 055017.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Smart sensors
  • Damage detection
  • flexibility
  • damage
  • sensors

• Advances and innovations at the multi-axial full-scale substructure testing and simulation (MUST-SIM) facility

  Spencer, B. F., Kuchma, D. A., Elnashai, A. S. & Chang, C. M., Jan 1 2013, 5th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, AESE 2013. EUCENTRE, (International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering; vol. 2013-November).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Testing
  • Earthquake engineering
  • Nonlinear analysis
  • Position control
  • Electronic data interchange

• Advances in Computer Vision-Based Civil Infrastructure Inspection and Monitoring

  Spencer, B. F., Hoskere, V. & Narazaki, Y., Apr 2019, In: Engineering. 5, 2, p. 199-222 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Computer vision
  • Inspection
  • Monitoring
  • Modal analysis
  • Structural design

• A fully autonomous damping estimation with SVM-based fault data treatment using 1-year wireless monitoring data

  Kim, S., Kim, H. K. & Spencer, B. F., 2019, 9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure: Transferring Research into Practice, SHMII 2019 - Conference Proceedings. Chen, G. & Alampalli, S. (eds.). International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, ISHMII, p. 442-447 6 p. (9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure: Transferring Research into Practice, SHMII 2019 - Conference Proceedings; vol. 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Damping
  • Smart sensors
  • Monitoring
  • Modal analysis
  • Sensor networks

• A monitoring-based approach for evaluating dynamic responses of riding vehicle on long-span bridge under strong winds

  Wang, H., Mao, J. X. & Spencer, B. F., Jun 15 2019, In: Engineering Structures. 189, p. 35-47 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Dynamic response
  • Monitoring
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Trucks
  • Interpolation

• Analysis of tall buildings with damped outriggers

  Chen, Y., McFarland, D. M., Wang, Z., Spencer, B. F. & Bergman, L., Nov 1 2010, In: Journal of Structural Engineering. 136, 11, p. 1435-1443 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tall buildings
  • Damping
  • Natural frequencies
  • Conceptual design
  • Partial differential equations

• Analysis of the Seismic Vulnerability of Buildings in the Lushan M_s7.0 Earthquake in the Sichuan Province of China

  Sun, B., Spencer, B. F., Yan, P., Chen, X. & Zhang, G., Jan 1 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Earthquake Engineering.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • masonry
  • Earthquakes
  • vulnerability
  • earthquake
  • damage

• An enhanced hydraulic actuator control method for large-scale real-time hybrid simulations

  Chae, Y., Phillips, B., Ricles, J. M. & Spencer, B. F., Jan 1 2013, Structures Congress 2013: Bridging Your Passion with Your Profession - Proceedings of the 2013 Structures Congress. American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 2382-2393 12 p. (Structures Congress 2013: Bridging Your Passion with Your Profession - Proceedings of the 2013 Structures Congress).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Hydraulic actuators
  • Time series
  • Hydraulics
  • Actuators
  • Transfer functions

• An experimental study of active base isolation control for seismic protection

  Chang, C. M. & Spencer, B. F., Jun 18 2010, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2010. 76473V. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 7647).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Experimental Study
  • Isolation
  • Structural Control
  • Excitation
  • system identification

• ANFIS based quadrotor drone altitude control implementation on Raspberry Pi platform

  Dorzhigulov, A., Bissengaliuly, B., Spencer, B. F., Kim, J. & James, A. P., Jun 1 2018, In: Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing. 95, 3, p. 435-445 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Altitude control
  • Rubus
  • Drones
  • Controllers
  • Fuzzy inference

• An intelligent wireless system for real-time seismic monitoring of civil infrastructure

  Fu, Y., Hoang, T., Mechitov, K., Kim, J. R. & Spencer, B. F., Jan 1 2019, Structural Health Monitoring 2019: Enabling Intelligent Life-Cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT) - Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring. Chang, F-K., Guemes, A. & Kopsaftopoulos, F. (eds.). DEStech Publications Inc., p. 2485-2492 8 p. (Structural Health Monitoring 2019: Enabling Intelligent Life-Cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT) - Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring; vol. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Computer Systems
  • Smart sensors
  • Monitoring
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Data Accuracy

• A novel distribution regression approach for data loss compensation in structural health monitoring

  Chen, Z., Bao, Y., Li, H. & Spencer, B. F., Nov 1 2018, In: Structural Health Monitoring. 17, 6, p. 1473-1490 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Structural health monitoring
  • Probability density function
  • Compensation and Redress
  • Health
  • Extrapolation

• A phased approach to enable hybrid simulation of complex structures

  Spencer, B. F., Chang, C. M., Frankie, T. M., Kuchma, D. A., Silva, P. F. & Abdelnaby, A. E., Jan 1 2014, In: Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration. 13, 1, p. 63-77 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Earthquake engineering
  • Piers
  • Testing
  • simulation
  • Data acquisition

• A predicting fatigue life of miter gate anchorages with stochastic modeling and limited sensor data

  Levine, N. M., Eick, B. A., Johnson, E. O., Spencer, B. F. & Smith, M. D., Jan 1 2019, Structural Health Monitoring 2019: Enabling Intelligent Life-Cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT) - Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring. Chang, F-K., Guemes, A. & Kopsaftopoulos, F. (eds.). DEStech Publications Inc., p. 325-332 8 p. (Structural Health Monitoring 2019: Enabling Intelligent Life-Cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT) - Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring; vol. 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Fatigue
  • Fatigue of materials
  • Sensors
  • Steel
  • Concretes

• A simplified procedure for estimating nonlinear seismic demand of tall piers

  Chen, X., Guan, Z., Spencer, B. F. & Li, J., Nov 1 2018, In: Engineering Structures. 174, p. 778-791 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bridge piers
  • Piers
  • Seismic response
  • Bending moments
  • Ductility

• A Test Method for Damage Diagnosis of Suspension Bridge Suspender Cables

  An, Y., Spencer, B. F. & Ou, J., Oct 1 2015, In: Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 30, 10, p. 771-784 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bridge cables
  • Suspension bridges
  • Cables
  • Damage detection
  • Signal to noise ratio

• Automated assessment of cracks on concrete surfaces using adaptive digital image processing

  Liu, Y., Cho, S., Spencer, B. F. & Fan, J., Oct 1 2014, In: Smart Structures and Systems. 14, 4, p. 719-741 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Image processing
  • Concretes
  • Cracks
  • Median filters
  • Inspection

• Automated damage detection in miter gates of navigation locks

  Eick, B. A., Treece, Z. R., Spencer, B. F., Smith, M. D., Sweeney, S. C., Alexander, Q. G. & Foltz, S. D., Jan 2018, In: Structural Control and Health Monitoring. 25, 1, e2053.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Damage detection
  • Navigation
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Time series
  • Inspection

• Automated decentralized modal analysis using smart sensors

  Sim, S. H., Spencer, B. F., Zhang, M. & Xie, H., Dec 1 2010, In: Structural Control and Health Monitoring. 17, 8, p. 872-894 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Smart sensors
  • Modal analysis
  • Sensor networks
  • Sensors
  • Civil engineering

• Automated modal identification using principal component and cluster analysis: Application to a long-span cable-stayed bridge

  Mao, J. X., Wang, H., Fu, Y. G. & Spencer, B. F., Oct 1 2019, In: Structural Control and Health Monitoring. 26, 10, e2430.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cable stayed bridges
  • Cluster analysis
  • Principal component analysis
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Modal analysis

• Automated wireless monitoring system for cable tension using smart sensors

  Sim, S. H., Li, J., Jo, H., Park, J., Cho, S., Spencer, B. F. & Yun, C. B., Jun 12 2013, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2013. 86922B. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 8692).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Smart Sensors
  • Monitoring System
  • Smart sensors
  • Cable
  • cables

• Autonomous evaluation of ambient vibration of underground spaces induced by adjacent subway trains using high-sensitivity Wireless Smart sensors

  Sun, K., Zhang, W., Ding, H., Kim, R. E. & Spencer, B. F., Jan 2017, In: Smart Structures and Systems. 19, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Smart sensors
  • Subways
  • Subway stations
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Testing

• Autonomous smart sensor network for full-scale structural health monitoring

  Rice, J. A., Mechitov, K. A., Spencer, B. F. & Agha, G. A., 2010, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2010. 764726. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 7647).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Smart Sensors
  • Health Monitoring
  • Sensor Networks
  • structural health monitoring
  • Wireless Sensors

• Autonomous structural health monitoring using wireless smart sensors on a cable-stayed bridge

  Jang, S., Jo, H., Mechitov, K., Sim, S. H., Spencer, B. F., Agha, G., Cho, S., Jung, H. J., Yun, C. B. & Rice, J. A., 2010, Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life-Cycle Optimization - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management. p. 185-192 8 p. (Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life-Cycle Optimization - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Smart sensors
  • Cable stayed bridges
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Sensor networks
  • Computer hardware

• A wireless smart sensor network for automated monitoring of cable tension

  Sim, S. H., Li, J., Jo, H., Park, J. W., Cho, S., Spencer, B. F. & Jung, H. J., Feb 1 2014, In: Smart Materials and Structures. 23, 2, 025006.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Smart sensors
  • cables
  • Sensor networks
  • Cables
  • sensors

• Axial Strain Accelerations Approach for Damage Localization in Statically Determinate Truss Structures

  Blachowski, B., An, Y., Spencer, B. F. & Ou, J., Apr 1 2017, In: Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 32, 4, p. 304-318 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Trusses
  • Global optimization
  • Signal processing

• Backstepping adaptive control for real-time hybrid simulation including servo-hydraulic dynamics

  Ouyang, Y., Shi, W., Shan, J. & Spencer, B. F., Sep 1 2019, In: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. 130, p. 732-754 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Backstepping
  • Hydraulics
  • Controllers
  • Dynamic models
  • Compensation and Redress

• Bayesian modeling updating of miter gates with uncertain boundary conditions

  Gomez, F., Spencer, B. F. & Smith, M. D., Jan 1 2019, Structural Health Monitoring 2019: Enabling Intelligent Life-Cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT) - Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring. Chang, F-K., Guemes, A. & Kopsaftopoulos, F. (eds.). DEStech Publications Inc., p. 310-316 7 p. (Structural Health Monitoring 2019: Enabling Intelligent Life-Cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT) - Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring; vol. 1).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Markov Chains
  • Principal Component Analysis
  • Economics
  • Boundary conditions
  • Research Personnel

• Bayesian updating of fragility functions using hybrid simulation

  Li, J., Spencer, B. F. & Elnashai, A. S., Jul 1 2013, In: Journal of Structural Engineering (United States). 139, 7, p. 1160-1171 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Earthquakes
  • Calibration
  • Availability
  • Economics
  • Set theory

• Beam Finite Element Including Shear Lag Effect of Extra-Wide Concrete Box Girders

  Zhou, G., Li, A., Li, J., Duan, M., Spencer, B. F. & Zhu, L., Nov 1 2018, In: Journal of Bridge Engineering. 23, 11, 04018083.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Suspension bridges
  • Beams and girders
  • Concrete beams and girders
  • Concretes
  • Describing functions

• Bridge Seismic Retrofit Program Planning to Maximize Postearthquake Transportation Network Capacity

  Chang, L., Peng, F., Ouyang, Y., Elnashai, A. S. & Spencer, B. F., May 31 2012, In: Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 18, 2, p. 75-88 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Planning
  • Earthquakes
  • Disasters
  • Hazards
  • Managers

• Characterization of wireless smart sensor performance

  Linderman, L. E., Rice, J. A., Barot, S., Spencer, B. F. & Bernhard, J. T., Apr 2010, In: Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 136, 12, p. 1435-1443 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Smart sensors
  • Communication
  • Antennas
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Data transfer

• Closed-loop structural control with real-time smart sensors

  Linderman, L. E. & Spencer, B. F., Dec 2015, In: Smart Structures and Systems. 16, 6, p. 1147-1167 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Smart sensors
  • Real time control
  • Computer hardware
  • Sampling
  • Control systems

• Consequence-based management of railroad bridge networks

  Moreu, F., Spencer, B. F., Foutch, D. A. & Scola, S., Feb 1 2017, In: Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 13, 2, p. 273-286 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Railroad bridges
  • repair and maintenance
  • Repair
  • Railroads
  • replacement

• Controllable outrigger damping system for high rise building with MR dampers

  Wang, Z., Chang, C. M., Spencer, B. F. & Chen, Z., Jun 18 2010, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2010. 76473Z. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 7647).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Magnetorheological Damper
  • dampers
  • Damping
  • damping
  • Semi-active Control

• Corrosion estimation of a historic truss bridge using model updating

  Jang, S., Li, J. & Spencer, B. F., Jul 1 2013, In: Journal of Bridge Engineering. 18, 7, p. 678-689 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Corrosion
  • Steel bridges
  • Inspection
  • Periodic structures
  • Analytical models

• Cross-Correlation-based structural system identification using unmanned aerial vehicles

  Yoon, H., Hoskere, V., Park, J. W. & Spencer, B. F., Sep 11 2017, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 17, 9, 2075.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • pilotless aircraft
  • system identification
  • cross correlation
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
  • Identification (control systems)

• Damage detection in shear buildings using different estimated curvature

  Shi, J. Y., Spencer, B. F. & Chen, S. S., Jan 2018, In: Structural Control and Health Monitoring. 25, 1, e2050.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Damage detection
  • Frequency response
  • Finite difference method
  • Interpolation
  • Boundary conditions

• Damper placement for seismic control of super-long-span suspension bridges based on the first-order optimization method

  Wang, H., Li, A., Jiao, C. & Spencer, B. F., Jul 1 2010, In: Science China Technological Sciences. 53, 7, p. 2008-2014 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Suspension bridges
  • Seismic response
  • Earthquakes

• Decentralized bridge health monitoring using wireless smart sensors

  Jang, S., Sim, S. H., Jo, H. & Spencer, B. F., Jun 18 2010, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2010. 76473I. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 7647).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Smart Sensors
  • Wireless Sensors
  • Health Monitoring
  • Decentralized
  • Smart sensors

• Decentralized NExT/ERA and RDT/ERA system identification in wireless smart sensor networks

  Cui, D., Xin, K., Spencer, B. F. & Liu, Y., 2012, Progress in Industrial and Civil Engineering. p. 4946-4951 6 p. (Applied Mechanics and Materials; vol. 204-208).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Smart sensors
  • Identification (control systems)
  • Sensor networks
  • Structural health monitoring
  • Electric power utilization

• Decentralized system identification using stochastic subspace identification on Wireless Smart Sensor Networks

  Sim, S. H., Spencer, B. F., Park, J. & Jung, H., May 22 2012, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2012. 83450O. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 8345).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Smart Sensors
  • Wireless Sensors
  • Subspace Identification
  • Sensor Networks
  • system identification

• Deep learning-based damage detection of miter gates using synthetic imagery from computer graphics

  Hoskere, V., Narazaki, Y., Spencer, B. F. & Smith, M. D., 2019, Structural Health Monitoring 2019: Enabling Intelligent Life-Cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT) - Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring. Chang, F-K., Guemes, A. & Kopsaftopoulos, F. (eds.). DEStech Publications Inc., p. 3073-3080 8 p. (Structural Health Monitoring 2019: Enabling Intelligent Life-Cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT) - Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring; vol. 2).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Deep Learning
  • Computer Graphics
  • Imagery (Psychotherapy)
  • Damage detection
  • Computer graphics