Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 3: Proceedings of the 32nd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2014 (Conference ... Society for Experimental Mechanics Series)

This third volume of eight from the IMAC - XXXII Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on: * Linear Systems * Substructure Modelling * Adaptive Structures * Experimental Techniques * Analytical Methods * Damage Detection * Damping of Materials & Members * Modal Parameter Identification * Modal Testing Methods * System Identification * Active Control * Modal Parameter Estimation * Processing Modal Data Front Matter....Pages i-ix Calibration of System Parameters Under Model Uncertainty....Pages 1-10 On the Aggregation and Extrapolation of Uncertainty from Component to System Level Models....Pages 11-23 Validation of Strongly Coupled Models: A Framework for Resource Allocation....Pages 25-32 Fatigue Monitoring in Metallic Structures using Vibration Measurements....Pages 33-40 Uncertainty propagation in Experimental Modal Analysis....Pages 41-51 Quantification of Prediction Bounds Caused by Model Form Uncertainty....Pages 53-66 Composite Fuselage Impact Testing and Simulation: A Model Calibration Exercise....Pages 67-78 Noise Sensitivity Evaluation of Autoregressive Features Extracted from Structure Vibration....Pages 79-87 Uncertainty Quantification and Integration in Multi-level Problems....Pages 89-98 Reliability Quantification of High-Speed Naval Vessels Based on SHM Data....Pages 99-106 Structural Identification Using Response Measurements under Base Excitation....Pages 107-118 Bayesian FE Model Updating in the Presence of Modeling Errors....Pages 119-133 Maintenance Planning Under Uncertainties Using a Continuous-State POMDP Framework....Pages 135-143 Achieving Robust Design through Statistical Effect Screening....Pages 145-160 Automated Modal Parameter Extraction and Statistical Analysis of the New Carquinez Bridge Response to Ambient Excitations....Pages 161-170 Evaluation of a Time Reversal Method with Dynamic Time Warping Matching Function for Human Fall Detection Using Structural Vibrations....Pages 171-176 Uncertainty Quantification of Identified Modal Parameters Using the Fisher Information Criterion....Pages 177-184 Modal Parameter Uncertainty Quantification Using PCR Implementation with SMIT....Pages 185-193 Excitation Related Uncertainty in Ambient Vibration Testing of Bridges....Pages 195-201 Experiment-Based Validation and Uncertainty Quantification of Coupled Multi-Scale Plasticity Models....Pages 203-213 Model Calibration and Uncertainty of A600 Wind Turbine Blades....Pages 215-227 Validation Assessment for Joint Problem Using an Energy Dissipation Model....Pages 229-235 A Bayesian Damage Prognosis Approach Applied to Bearing Failure....Pages 237-242 Sensitivity Analysis of Beams Controlled by Shunted Piezoelectric Transducers....Pages 243-248 A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Decomposition Based Validation Metric for Use with Full Field Measurement Situations....Pages 249-263 FEM Calibration with FRF Damping Equalization....Pages 265-278 Evaluating Initial Model for Dynamic Model Updating: Criteria and Application....Pages 279-285 Evaluating Convergence of Reduced Order Models Using Nonlinear Normal Modes....Pages 287-300 Approximate Bayesian Computation for Finite Element Model Updating....Pages 301-306 An Efficient Method for the Quantification of the Frequency Domain Statistical Properties of Short Response Time Series of Dynamic Systems....Pages 307-316 Quantifying Uncertainty in Modal Parameters Estimated Using Higher Order Time Domain Algorithms....Pages 317-325 Testing and Model Correlation of a Plexiplate with a Water Boundary Condition....Pages 327-334 Detection of Stress-Stiffening Effect on Automotive Components....Pages 335-343 Approach to Evaluate Uncertainty in Passive and Active Vibration Reduction....Pages 345-352 Project-Oriented Validation on a Cantilever Beam Under Vibration Active Control....Pages 353-361 Inferring Structural Variability Using Modal Analysis in a Bayesian Framework....Pages 363-373 Including SN-Curve Uncertainty in Fatigue Reliability Analyses of Wind Turbines....Pages 375-381 Robust Design of Notching Profiles Under Epistemic Model Uncertainties....Pages 383-390 Optimal Selection of Calibration and Validation Test Samples Under Uncertainty....Pages 391-401 Uncertainty Quantification in Experimental Structural Dynamics Identification of Composite Material Structures....Pages 403-408 Analysis of Numerical Errors in Strongly Coupled Numerical Models....Pages 409-418 Robust Expansion of Experimental Mode Shapes Under Epistemic Uncertainties....Pages 419-427 This critical collection examines a range of model validation and uncertainty quantification, from uncertainty propagation in structural dynamics to practical applications of MVUQ, as presented in early findings and case studies from the Proceedings of the 32nd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2014. The collection includes papers in the following general technical research areas: · Uncertainty Quantification & Model Validation · Uncertainty Propagation in Structural Dynamics · Bayesian & Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods · Practical Applications of MVUQ · Advances in MVUQ & Model Updating