Special Topics in Structural Dynamics, Volume 6, Randall Allemang; James De Clerck; Christopher Nie

Safety Improvement of Child Restraint System by Using Adoptive Control.- Dynamic Response and Damage Estimation of Infant Brain for Vibration.- Mechanical Strength of Bone Cement With and Without Adjuvant Screw Fixation.- Development of a Bench for Testing leg Prosthetics.- Application of Modal Testing and Analysis Techniques on a sUAV.- Progress in Operational Analysis of Launch Vehicles in Nonstationary Flight.- Influence of Test Conditions on Comfort Ranking of Road Bicycle Wheels.- Direct Measurement of Power on a Gravity Independent Flywheel-based Ergometer.- Instrumented Treadmill for Cross-Country Skiing Enhanced Training.- Instrumenting a Rowing Ergometer for Improved Training.- A Laboratory Technique to Compare Road Bike Dynamic Comfort.- Exploring Experimental Structural Dynamics in EMA/ME 540 at UW-Madison.- The ABRAVIBE Toolbox for Teaching Vibration Analysis and Structural Dynamics.- Structural Dynamics Teaching Example - A Linear Test Analysis Case Using Open Software.- Testing Anti-Ram Barrier Protection Systems.- Fiber Optic Accelerometers and Sensors for Dynamic Measurements.- Nonlinear Model Tracking for Varying System Geometries.- Fuzzy Arithmetical Assessment of Wave Propagation Models for Multi-Wire Cables.- A Vibro-haptic Human-machine Interface for Structural Health Monitoring Applications.- Technologies for Seismic Safety Management of Existing Health Facilities.- Wave-induced Vibration Monitoring for Stability Assessment of Harbor Caisson.- Damage Assessment of a Beam Using Artificial Neural Networks and Antiresonant Frequencies.- Case Studies of Tools Used in Teaching Structural Dynamics.- Structural System Testing and Model Correlation An Industry-University Collaborative Course in Structural Dynamics.- Visualizing Structural Vibrations Using Stroboscopic Light in a Novel Setup.- Analytical and Experimental Learning in a Vibrations Course at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.- Around the World in 80 Courses.- Review of a Pilot Internet System Dynamics Course.- Using Random Response Input in Ibrahim Time Domain.- Modal Parameter Identification of New Design of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine.- Predicting Dynamic Strain on Wind Turbine Blade Using Digital Image Correlation Techniques in Conjunction With Analytical Expansion Methodologies.- Dynamic Characterization of a Free-Free Wind Turbine Blade Assembly.- Waves Induced Vibrations on Buildings Located Near Shore Areas.- Harmonic Analysis on a Levy Plate and Its Application to Fatigue Analysis.- Vibration Level Assessment of Nuclear Power Plant Powerhouse Hall.- Study on the Band Structure of Trigonal Chiral Structures.- FEM Sensitivity Vector Basis for Measured Mode Expansion.- Estimation of Unmeasured DOF s on a Scaled Model of a 4-Storey Building.- Estimation of Rotational DoFs by EMA and FEM Mode Shapes.- Real-time Dynamic Stress Response Estimation at Critical Locations of Instrumented Structures Embedded in Random Fields.- Strain Estimation in a Glass Beam Using Operational Modal Analysis.- Pressure Measurement Sensor for Jointed Structures.- Modal Analysis of Machine Tools Using a Single Laser Beam Device.- Valvetrain Motion Measurements in Firing Conditions by Laser Doppler Vibrome.- Using High-Speed Stereophotogrammetry to Collect Operating Data on a Robinson R44 Helicopter.- Principles of Image Processing and Feature Recognition Applied to Full-field Measurements.- Model Updating Using Shape Descriptors From Full-field Images.- Shape-descriptor Frequency Response Functions and Modal Analysis.- Dynamic Simulation of the Lunar Landing Using Flexible Multibody Models.- A New Approach for a Train Axle Telemetry System.- Triaxial multi-range MEMS Accelerometer Nodes for Railways Applications.- Acoustical Excitation for Damping Estimation in Rotating Machinery.- Numerical Simulations on The Performance of Passive Mitigations Under Blast Wave Loading.- Finite Element Model Updating Using the Shadow Hybrid Monte Carlo Techniqu