Special Topics in Structural Dynamics & Experimental Techniques, Volume 5

Matthew Allen, Bigham Young University, UT, USA; Sheyda Davaria, Virginia Technological University, VA, USA; Ben Davis, University of Georgia, GA, USA.

• Chapter 1. Multi-Cellular Damping for Composite Material Applications.- Chapter 2. Novel Data Acquisition Utilising a Flask Python Digital Twin Operational Platform.- Chapter 3. Model Validation for Combined Inertial Acceleration and Vibration Environments.- Chapter 4. Modal Testing with Piezoelectric Stack Actuators.- Chapter 5. Generative Adversarial Networks for Labelled Vibration Data Generation.- Chapter 6. Validation of an Impulse Response Filter for Impact Force Reconstruction on a Hammer Drill.- Chapter 7. Determination of Nonlinear Joint Forces and Nonlinear Identification of Jointed Connections Using FRFs.- Chapter 8. Investigation of Using Log-Spectrum Averaging (Cepstral Averaging) for Blind Reconstruction of an Unknown Impact Input Force.- Chapter 9. The Application of a Force Identification Method Based on Particle Swarm Optimization to Compression Steel Bars.- Chapter 10. Degree of Freedom Selection Approaches for MIMO Vibration Test Design.- Chapter 11. Vibration Mitigation of Bladed Structures using Piezoelectric Digital Vibration Absorbers.- Chapter 12. An Open-source Automatic Modal Hammer Suitable for Studying Nonlinear Dynamical Systems.- Chapter 13. Crack Diagnostics and Prognostics in Miter Gates Based on a Local-Global Model and Image Observations.- Chapter 14. A Hierarchical Filtering Approach for Online Damage Detection using Parametric Reduced-order Models.- Chapter 15. A Tutorial on An Open-Source Python Package for Frequency Based Substructuring and Transfer Path Analysis.- Chapter 16. Miniature Underwater Robot – An Experimental Case Study.- Chapter 17. Benefits of Using a Portable Coordinate Measurement Machine to Measure a Modal Test Geometry.