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Implementation and Applications<span></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Feb. 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Register at the NHERI-DesignSafe <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/workshops/lehigh-ef/2021/real-time-hybrid-simulation/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">Learning
Center</a>.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Real-time hybrid simulation is an economical and practical
testing method that enables the investigation of dynamic performance of
load-rate dependent complex structures. As hybrid simulation combines computer
simulation (analytical substructure) with physical testing (experimental
substructure) during the simulation, where the feedback signals from these
substructures are used in command generation on the fly, real-time
implementation of the hybrid simulation proves to be challenging.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">This presentation will highlight the needs and accompanying challenges in real- time
hybrid simulation and cover developments in the field. Our presenter,  Oya Mercan, associate professor and
Edwin Edward Hart Professor of Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University
of Toronto, will discuss the
computationally efficient real- time hybrid simulation algorithms and adaptive
controllers developed at the University of Toronto. Several application
examples of real-time hybrid simulation will be presented, including the investigation of the
dynamic performance of structures equipped with passive and active supplemental
damping/structural control devices.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br><span></span></p>





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