Multiple Timescale Spectral Analysis of Floating Structures
Inertial loading, nonlinearity, non-Gaussianity, variance, skewness, excess, modal correlation.
Ongoing Research Projects
Perturbation analysis of frames with semi-rigid joints
Joint classification, rotational stiffness, small flexibility, elastic analysis, equivalent load.
Monitoring the structural properties of cables with small bending stiffness
Structural health monitoring, natural frequency, mode shape, identification, cable tension, flexural rigidity, end restraints.
New Methods for Bridge Damage Assessment
First-passage-time map, Signal processing, Multiple time scales, Bridge damage assessment.
Vortex induced vibrations of rectangular cylinders arranged on a grid
Vortex Induced Vibration, Unsteady, Pressure, Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Bluff Body, Wind Tunnel, Finite Element Model, Grid effect.
A de-mixing approach for the management of large negative peaks in wind tunnel data
Wind pressure, Peak factor, Non-gaussianity, Mixture distribution, Wind tunnel tests, Low-rise building.
Generalized model for interacting cylinders in Vortex Induced Vibration
Vortex-induced vibrations, Wake-Oscillator model, Perturbation methods, Synchronization, Wind tunnel experimental testing, tandem configuration.
Explicit formulation of the adjustment of multiple tuned mass dampers on multiple structural modes
Tuned Mass Dampers, Multiple Timescale Spectral Analysis, Perturbation methods, Modal coupling, Frequency domain, Stochastic loading, MDOF.
Dynamical behaviour assessment of bridges subjected to wind actions using fractional derivatives
Flutter analysis, Bridge deck, Fractional derivatives, Flat plate, Bluff body, Stochastic loading, Buffeting, MDOF.
Establishing a method for floor vibration serviceability assessment against human-induced excitation
Composite floor, human-induced vibration, probabilistic approach, crowd effect, synchronisation.
Semi-analytical approach to bridge aerodynamics under flutter and buffeting
bridge, flutter, aeroelasticity, aeroelastic instability, divergence, galloping, multiple timescale analysis, FinelG, large scale structures
FINELG 2020
FINELG - finite element software, synthetic wind time/frequency domain, linear/non-linear (Static/dynamic) analysis
