Uncertainty Modeling in Vibration, Control and Fuzzy Analysis of Structural Systems (Series on Stability, Vibration and Control of Systems , Vol 10) [Hardcover]

Bilal M. Ayyub (Editor), Ardeshir Guran (Editor), Achintya Haldar (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997 | ISBN-10: 9810231342 | ISBN-13: 978-9810231347

This volume aims to give an overview of the state of uncertainty modelling in vibration, control and fuzzy analysis of structural and mechanical systems. Written by leading experts, it offers the reader a sampling of exciting research areas in several fast-growing branches in this field. Uncertainty modelling and analysis are becoming an integral part of system definition and modelling in many fields. The book consists of ten chapters that report the work of researchers, scientists and engineers on theoretical developments and diversified applications in engineering systems. They deal with modelling for vibration, control and fuzzy analysis of structural and mechanical systems under certain conditions. It is designed for readers who are familiar with the fundamentals and wish to study a particular topic or use the book as an authoritative reference. It gives readers a sophisticated toolbox for tackling modelling problems in mechanical and structural systems in realworld situations. The book is part of a series on "Stability, Vibration and Control of Structures", and provides vital information in these areas.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 356 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9810231342
• ISBN-13: 978-9810231347
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,788,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bilal M. Ayyub is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the director of the Center for Technology and Systems Management (CTSM) at the A. James Clark School of Engineering. Ayyub has been at the University of Maryland since 1983. He is a leading authority in the areas of risk analysis, uncertainty modeling, decision analysis, and systems engineering. Ayyub is also the president of BMA Engineering, Inc., a Bethesda, Maryland-based engineering consulting firm that works with infrastructure and defense systems.

Ayyub is a multiple recipient of the ASNE Jimmie Hamilton Award for the best papers in the Naval Engineers Journal in 1985, 1992, 2000 and 2003. Also, he received the ASCE Outstanding Research Oriented Paper in the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management for 1987, the ASCE Edmund Friedman Award in 1989, the ASCE Walter Huber Research Prize in 1997, and the K. S. Fu Award of NAFIPS in 1995. He received the Department of the Army Public Service Award in 2007 for leading the development of the risk model for the hurricane protection system of New Orleans. Ayyub was appointed to many national committees and investigation boards including most recently on the working group on higher education of the transition team of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, 2006-07, the working group on homeland security of the transition team of Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, 2006-07, and the Committee for Assessment of the Bureau of Reclamation's Security Program, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, National Research Council of the National Academies, 2006-08. He was appointed to the Maryland Governor's Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs, and on the Board of Advisors of the ASCE Council on Disaster Risk Management(CDRM). Presently, he chairs the CDRM Vulnerability and Risk Committee. He has delivered many invited talks at leading national and international organizations including most recently a distinguished lecture to the Brazilian Research Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, Naval War College for the Chief of Naval Operations, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Australian National Marine Safety Committee.

Ayyub is the author and co-author of more than 550 publications in journals and conference proceedings, and reports. Among the publications of Ayyub are more than 20 books.