It's been a couple of weeks since my colleagues, and I got back from the 2019 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Annual Meeting. This year's meeting, the 71st in the history of the Institute, was held in Vancouver, BC. EERI...
You may be familiar with QUARC, Quanser's rapid control prototyping software. As our recent post mentions, Quanser has been working for 30 years to bring the best in both hard and soft real-time control to your fingertips. Obviously, this is...
In my previous posts on the structural vibration control methods, I discussed various active and passive damping devices. These are typically installed on the higher floors of structures. Today, let's talk about a ground-based technique for reducing structural motion, known...
Most users of Quanser systems are well-aware of QUARC, the rapid control prototyping software. Seamlessly integrated with Simulink®, QUARC significantly speeds up the control design and implementation process. But very few people realize that real-time control by Quanser goes way...
In my previous blog posts, I looked at the active and semi-active mass damping techniques. These techniques help protect buildings from potential structural damage caused by seismic ground motions and high winds. In this blog post, I want to focus...
As a young engineering professor, you have a great idea for research. But you need funding to start. And that often means writing a research proposal. The Ph.D. gave you good training in presenting research ideas, planning the work, and...
