In this paper, three-dimensional wind-induced vibration control is investigated by using multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMD). A 20-story steel frame is take as a numerical example to compare the two control effects by using MTMD and TMD (tuned mass damper), in which the same control masses are set on the top floor respectively. The parameters and locations of the damper devices could be chosen optimally based on energy balance theory and genetic algorithm. Numerical results show that the total damp value and the total structural dissipative energy of MTMD is lower than TMD while the total mass are the same. Meanwhile, MTMD also shows a better performance on reducing the along wind displacement and torsion response of the structure than that of TMD.

In this paper, a 20-storey Benchmark model is used to compare the effects of various control systems, including Damper control system, TMD control system and Hybrid control system. In the course of the optimization, the displacement reducing coefficient (DRF) and the storey drift reducing coefficient (SDRF) are used as the objective functions to optimize the control parameters based on Genetic Algorithm (GA). Numerical results prove the advisability of the Hybrid control system of dampers and TMD, which can not only decrease the floor displacement, but also improve the mutation of the storey drift.

The Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) is designed to impart a load pulse to the pavement surface which simulates the load produced by a rolling vehicle wheel, wildly used in back-calculating pavement structure modulus. In this paper, a new form of Genetic Algorithm based on database searching theory is introduced. This method is not sensitive to initial values and it could identify the modulus effectively with establishing simple databases. By using a project measured data as an example, the result shows that this method is stable, convergent and practical. This method is better than the traditional method. It will be one of useful tools for the highway assessment.

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Abstract-Nearly thirty years since the base-isolated structure in structural testing and actual earthquake that exhibit excellent shock resistance, it has aroused wide attention from domestic and international academic circles and engineering circles. The base isolation technique has become a new kind of anti-seismic strategy. It not only applies to the new building design, but also for the old house reinforcement and precious historical relics protection opens up a new way. It is the isolation layer which arranged between the base and the upper structure, by reducing the seismic energy to the upper structure, to effectively protect the safety of upper structure and its internal facilities in the strong earthquake. In this paper, researching based on the theoretical research results and combined with the specific engineering examples.