Practical Programming Techniques for Structural Optimum Control Using MATLAB

Practical Programming Techniques for Structural Optimum Control Using MATLAB: Modeling, Optimization, and Applications is a hands-on, algorithm-driven guide to designing, simulating, and optimizing modern structural vibration mitigation systems. Moving systematically from core equations of motion to state-space realization in MATLAB® and Simulink®, this book addresses the critical gap between theoretical structural dynamics and practical numerical implementation.
Organized into six structured parts, the text begins with classical control foundations and state-space programming before establishing detailed numerical models for energy dissipation and isolation systems: passive systems (fluid viscous, viscoelastic, tuned liquid/mass dampers, and more), active systems (AMDs, tendons, bracing), semi-active mechanisms (variable stiffness, MR/ER dampers), and hybrid systems. Progressing into optimal and robust control theory, the authors detail deterministic and robust state-feedback methodologies (LQR/LQG, H∞​, MPC, and more) with fully worked script routines. The volume then covers computational intelligence and automated design, detailing metaheuristic search algorithms alongside data-driven machine learning models. Concluding with realistic case studies—ranging from smart structures, multi-story frame buildings to bridges—and supported by practical MATLAB onboarding appendices, this work equips engineers and researchers with deployable tools to safeguard infrastructure against extreme seismic and dynamic hazards.