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Comparison of several methods for optimal sensor placement in structural health monitoring Xiaomeng Sun1, a Zicai Yan1,b Dayong Zhu2,c 1 Post-Doctoral Research Center, China Railway No.4 Engineering Group Co.
Hefei, Anhui 230023, China 2 School of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China asxm_98@163.com, byzc@ctce.com.cn, czhudymeng@163.com Keywords: health monitoring; damage sensitivity; optimum sensor placement; fisher information matrix Abstract: This paper begins with an introduction of two existing methods of prioritizing sensor locations, effective independence (EI) method and damage sensitivity (DS) method, followed by a new method (DRS) based on the harmony between damage identifiability and modal observability.
Introduction The problem of optimum sensor placement (OSP) has received much attention in recent years because its importance for structural health monitoring in civil engineering.
Shi Z Y, Law S, Zhang L M, Optimizing sensor placement for structural damage detection[J], Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, 2000, 126(11): 1173-1179 [8].

Testing System for Mechanical Behaviors Analysis and Cracking Resistance of Concrete at Early Age Xinwei Ma 1,a, Doug Hooton 2,b and Jinping Ou 3,c 1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001, China 2 Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, M5S1A4 Canada 3 School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001, China a hitmaxinwei@yahoo.com, bd.hooton@utoronto.ca, coujinping@hit.edu.cn Key words: testing system; cracking; shrinkage; tensile creep; prediction Abstract.
For those the tensile stress level is as high as 65% or higher, it should be restricted to be used in the engineering, and that tensile stress level is comparatively higher, some measures should be taken to prevent cracking from occurring.

Performance of permeable asphalt pavement during rainfall infiltration Xiaolan Huang 1, a, Jun Xiong 2,b 1 School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China, 2 Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada ahxl_huang0226@sina.com, bjxiong3@ualberta.ca Keywords: Permeable asphalt pavement, Rainfall infiltration, Rainwater storage, Flood prevention, Drainage performance.
They are Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Grant no.
Journal of Pavement Engineering, JSCE. 12(2007), p.99 [7] Y.

Finite Element Analysis on Profiled Steel Sheet and Concrete Composite Slab Li Liu1, a, Jibin Yi2,b and Fang Wang1,c 1School of Civil Engineering, Shenyang Jianzhu University , 110168,China 2Shenyang Metro Co., Ltd Operation Company, 110141, China aliuli1219@sina.com ,bsy9772@163.com,ccelliu@sjzu.edu.cn Keywords: Profiled steel sheet slab; Composite slab; Finite element analysis; Bearing capacity Abstract.
Technology and Engineering Application for Externally Prestressed Structure. 2008:6-9.
Ariss.Journal of struetural Engineering, v234, April, 2004, 2047-2051
ANSYS Civil Engineering Application Examples .Beijing: China WaterPower Press, 2005,77-85.

Dynamic Response of an Elastic-supported Bridge Beam Subjected to Velocity-varied Moving Loads Fuliang Mei 1, a and Guiling Li 1,b 1 Institute of Civil & Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing ,Zhejiang ,314001,China aFlmei2005@126.com, bLgljx@126.com Keywords: Vehicle-bridge coupled vibration modal, Elastic-supported bridge beam, Velocity- varied moving load, Dynamic response Abstract.
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Civil aviation university of china. 2008.03.
State Assessment for Civil Aviation Engine based on FAHP.
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Method for fuzzy recognition of diesel technical state based on multi-characteristics Chinese Internal Combustion Engine engineering.2004.12(06).66-69.
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Structural Damage Presence Detection from Time-varying Modal Parameters in Earthquake Maosheng Gong1,a, Jing Sun2,b and Lili Xie3,c 1Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, Harbin 150080, China 2Institute of Civil Engineering, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China 3School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China agmshiem@163.com, biemsunj@163.com, cllxie@iem.net.cn Keywords: Structural Damage, Time-varying Modal Parameter, Damage Detection, Earthquake, Seismic Response Record.
Acknowledgment The work is supported by Basic Science & Research Foundation of Institute of Engineering Mechanics CEA under Grant No. 2010B02, National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 50908216, and Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang under Grant No.

Equivalent Analysis of Elastic Constants and Stability Calculation of Corrugated-arch Metal Roof Litong Sun 1, a, Lesu Lin 2, b 1School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong, P.
China 2Department of Architecture Engineering, Weihai Vocational College, Weihai, Shandong, P.
Introduction Corrugated-arch Metal Roof (CMR), as a novel steel structure, is widely used in engineering for its light weight, strong spanning ability, fast construction and beautiful configuration.
Zhang: China Civil Engineering Journal.

Compressive Stress Strain Relationship of Wood Confined with Fiber Composite Sheets SONG Xiaobin1, a, TANG Hongyong1,b, ZHANG Weiping1,c and GU Xianglin 1,d 1 Department of Building Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China a xiaobins@tongji.edu.cn, bhongyongtang@hotmail.com, cweiping_zh@tongji.edu.cn d gxl@tongji.edu.cn Abstract: This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the compressive stress-strain relationship of wood confined with fiber composite sheets.
Dept of Civil Engineering, Rutgers, State Univ.
Structural Engineers, 22(2), 50-56
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 19(2), 198-204.

PhD student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar, Pakistan and visiting scholar UIUC, USA. 2.
Faculty member, Department of Civil Engineering, UET, Peshawar, Pakistan. 4.
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