Topics in Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 4: Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2012 (Conference ... for Experimental Mechanics Series Book 29)

__Topics in Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 4, Proceedings of the 30^th^ IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012,__ the fourth volume of six from the Conference, brings together 19 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: Robustness to Lack of Knowledge in Design Bayesian and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods Uncertainty Quantification Model Calibration Front Matter....Pages i-viii On Assessing the Robustness of Structural Health Monitoring Technologies....Pages 1-11 Design of Uncertain Prestressed Space Structures: An Info-Gap Approach....Pages 13-20 Robust Control Design for Uncertain Nonlinear Dynamic Systems....Pages 21-37 Bayesian Damage Localisation at Higher Frequencies with Gaussian Process Error....Pages 39-48 Identification of Hysteretic Systems Using NARX Models, Part I: Evolutionary Identification....Pages 49-56 Identification of Hysteretic Systems Using NARX Models, Part II: A Bayesian Approach....Pages 57-65 Bayesian Methods for Uncertainty Quantification in Multi-level Systems....Pages 67-74 Sampling Techniques in Bayesian Finite Element Model Updating....Pages 75-83 Bayesian Model Updating Approach for Systematic Damage Detection of Plate-Type Structures....Pages 85-94 On the Legitimacy of Model Calibration in Structural Dynamics....Pages 95-108 Possibilistic Interpretation of Mistuning in Bladed Disks by Fuzzy Algebra....Pages 109-116 FEM Sensitivity Technique for Dynamic Response Uncertainty Analyses....Pages 117-124 Uncertainty Quantification of Weighted Residual Method in Loads Estimation....Pages 125-132 Rapid Structural Condition Assessment Using Transmissibility with Quantified Confidence for Decision Making....Pages 133-140 Simulating Unbalance for Future IVHM Applications....Pages 141-148 Inverse Eigensensitivity Approach in Model Updating of Avionic Components....Pages 149-165 Shape Optimization of Plates for Desired Natural Frequencies from Coarse Grid Results....Pages 167-174 Model Updating of Complex Assembly Structures Based on Substructures-Joint Parameters....Pages 175-190 Annotation Topics in Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 4, Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012, the fourth volume of six from the Conference, brings together 19 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:Robustness to Lack of Knowledge in Design Bayesian and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods Uncertainty Quantification Model Calibration Topics in Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 4, Proceedings of the 30 th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012, the fourth volume of six from the Conference, brings together 19 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: Robustness to Lack of Knowledge in Design Bayesian and Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods Uncertainty Quantification Model Calibration Presents findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on: Modal Parameter Identification; Damping of Materials and Members; New Methods; Structural Health Monitoring; Processing Modal Data; and, more.