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Active control of highway bridges subject to a variety of earthquake loads

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In this paper, a wavelet-filtered genetic-neuro-fuzzy (WGNF) control system design framework for response control of a highway bridge under various earthquake loads is discussed. The WGNF controller is developed by combining fuzzy logic, discrete wavelet transform, genetic algorithms, and neural networks for use as a control algorithm. To evaluate the performance of the WGNF algorithm, it is tested on a highway bridge equipped with hydraulic actuators. It controls the actuators installed on the abutments of the highway bridge structure. Various earthquakes used as input signals include an artificial earthquake, the El-Centro, Kobe, North Palm Springs, Turkey Bolu, Chi-Chi, and Northridge earthquakes. It is proved that the WGNF control system is effective in mitigating the vibration of the highway bridge under a variety of seismic excitation.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA, 01609-2280, USA

    Ryan Mitchell, Yeesock Kim & Aniket Anil Mahajan

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3L5V6, Canada

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Supported by: MOF (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries) and a Grant (12-RTIPB01) from Regional Technology Innovation Program funded by MOLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) of Korean government

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Mitchell, R., Cha, YJ., Kim, Y. et al. Active control of highway bridges subject to a variety of earthquake loads. Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib. 14, 253–263 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-015-0021-6

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