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"A Comparison of the Flow Fields of a Volute and Tangential
Feed Geometry 10mm-Hydrocyclone Using Computational Fluid
Dynamics." S. A. Grady, M. M. Abdullah, E.E. Kalu and G. D.
Wesson. Proceedings of 7th International Petroleum Environmental
Conference, CD-ROM (published by SCG, Inc.), Albuquerque,
NM, November 7-10 (2000).
"Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied to the Analysis of
10mm-Hydrocyclone Solids Separation Performance." S. A. Grady
and G. D. Wesson. Proceedings of AIChE. 4th Topical Conference
on Separations Science & Technology, Dallas, TX, November
1999.
"Determination of Oblique Detonation Wave Configuration for
Hypersonic Air-breathing Propulsion." S. A. Grady and G. C.
Madzsar. Proceedings of 1998 National A.I.A.A. Conference,
Cleveland, OH. May 1998
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Dr. Andy Richardson
Position: Former Ph.D. Candidate
Email: adrichardson@pbsj.com
Research Area:
Structural Dynamics and Control;
Publications:
Ping Tan, Shirley J. Dyke, Andy Richardson and Makola Abdullah, "Integrated Device Placement
and Control Design In Civil Structures Using Genetic Algorithms", ASCE Journal of Structural
Engineering. Accepted, Scheduled for October 2005.
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Abdullah, M. and Richardson, A.,. "Use of Genetic Algorithms for Placement on Slender
Structures", Proceedings of Ninth International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies
(9th ISCOPS), November, Pasadena, California, U.S.A., 291-300.
Henry, A., Richardson, A., and Abdullah, M. "Placement and Elimination of Vibration
Controllers in Buildings", SEMS 2001: International Conference on Structural Engineering,
Mechanics and Computation, Vol 2, 887-895 (2001)
Abdullah, M., Richardson, A., and Hanif, J. "Placement of sensors/actuators on civil structures
using genetic algorithms", August 2001, Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Structural
Dynamics 1167-1184
Abdullah, M., Hanif, J., Sobanjo, J. and Richardson, A. "Use of a shared tuned mass damper (STMD) to
reduce vibration and pounding in adjacent structures", August 2001, Journal of Earthquake Engineering
and Structural Dynamics 1185-1201
Henry, A., Richardson, A., and Abdullah, M. "Placement and
Elimination of Vibration Controllers in Buildings", SEMS 2001: International Conference on
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Vol 2, 887-895 (2001)
Abdullah, M., Richardson, A., and Hanif, J. "Placement of
Feedback Controllers on Civil Structures Using Genetic Algorithms", in Smart Systems for
Bridges, Structures, and Highways, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 3988, 418-428 (2000).
Hill, M., Richardson, A., Wilson, C. and Abdullah, M. "The Effectiveness of the Passive
Tuned Mass Damper in Reducing Building Vibrations", FAMU McNair Journal, Fall 2000
Hill, M., Richardson, A., Wilson, C. and Abdullah, M. "The Effectiveness
of the Passive Tuned Mass Damper in Reducing Building Vibrations", The National McNair Journal,
Fall 2000
Abdullah, M., and Richardson, A., "Placement of Controllers in Buildings that Utilize
Base-Isolation", November 1998, NTA Conference Proceedings
Technical Presentations:
Richardson, A. and Abdullah, M. "Use of Genetic Algorithms for Sensor/Actuator
Placement", Washington University in St. Louis, 9/2001
Richardson, A. and Abdullah, M. "Use of Genetic Algorithms for Sensor/Actuator Placement
on Civil Engineering Structures", University of Tokyo, Japan, 6/17/2001
Richardson, A. and Abdullah, M. "Use of Genetic Algorithms for Sensor/Actuator Placement
on Civil Engineering Structures", Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 6/17/2001
Richardson, A. and Abdullah, M. "Use of Genetic Algorithms for Sensor/Actuator Placement", NASA Dryden
Space Flight Center at Edwards Air Force Base for Technical Personnel, 3/2000
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Dr. Ken Walsh
Position: Former Ph.D. Candidate
Email: walsh@eng.fsu.edu
Research Title:
Vibration Control of Civil Structures Using Variable Amplification
Publications:
Walsh, K. K. and Abdullah, M. M. (2005). "Semi-Active Control of Civil Structures
Using Variable Amplification." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, (under review).
Walsh, K. K. and Abdullah, M. M. (2005). "Adaptive Base-Isolation
of Civil Structures Using Variable Amplification." ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, (under review).
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Walsh, K. K. and Abdullah, M. M. (2005). "Control of Civil Structures
Using a Semi-Active Stiffness System Based on Variable Amplification."
ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, (under review).
Abdullah, M., Walsh, K., Grady, S, and
G. D. Wesson, "Modeling Flow Around Bluff Bodies", ASCE Journal
of Computing In Civil Engineering, 19(1), 104-107.
Other Publications:
Walsh, K. (2003). "NHMJ 2003 - Final Report",
Natural Hazard Mitigation in Japan (NHMJ), Final Report,
http://cee.uiuc.edu/sstl/nhmj/articles/walsh.pdf
Technical Presentations:
Walsh, K. K. and Abdullah, M. M., "Flow Around Bluff Bodies", Young
Researchers Symposium, Kyoto, Japan,
http://cee.uiuc.edu/sstl/nhmj/ppt/walsh.ppt, 2003.
Jones, A., Ishihara, T., Abdullah, M., and Walsh, K. K. "Use of Wind
Turbines in Urban Environments", REUJAT Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2003.
Walsh, K. K. "Gambit, Fluent, and Matlab for Fluid-Structure Interaction",
Quality Education for Minorities Workshop (QEM), Baltimore, MD., 2000.
Other Presentations:
Abdullah, M., Gross, S., Hill, M., Norton, T., Richardson, A., and Walsh, K. K.,
"How to Succeed in Graduate School", FGAMP, Florida A&M University, 2002.
Thesis:
Walsh, K. (2002). "Gambit, Fluent, and Matlab for Fluid-Structure
Interaction", M.S. Thesis, Florida A&M University.
Advisor: Makola M. Abdullah, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Dissertation:
Walsh, K. "Variable Amplification for Vibration Control in
Civil Engineering Structures.", Dissertation, Florida A&M University.
Advisor: Makola M. Abdullah, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
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Dr. Claudia Wilson
Position: Former Ph.D. Candidate
Email: cwilson@hermes.eng.fsu.edu
Research Title:
Fuzzy Control of Magnetorheological Dampers for Vibration Reduction in Civil Structures
Journal Publications:
Wilson, C.M.D., Yazdani, N., and Wekezer,
J. (2001). "Static Finite Element Analysis of Bridge
Fenders for Barge Impact", ASCE Journal of Performance
of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 15, No.3, pp.90-95.
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Wuttrich, R. Wekezer, J., Yazdani, N., and Wilson, C. (2001).
"Performance Evaluation of Existing Bridge Fenders for
a Ship Impact", ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed
Facilities, Vol. 15, No.1, pp. 17-23.
Conference Proceedings:
Wilson, C.M.D., Abdullah, M. (2005).
"Fuzzy Control of
Magnetorheological Dampers in Civil Structures", 6th
European Conference on Structural Dynamics (EURODYN), Paris, France.
Wilson, C.M.D., Abdullah, M. (2005).
"Structural Vibration Reduction
Using Fuzzy Control of Magnetorheological Dampers", ASCE Structures Congress, New York, NY.
Other Publications:
Villarreal, K.A., Wilson, C.M.D., and Abdullah, M.M. (2004).
"Effects of
MR Damper Placement on Structure Vibration Parameters." Florida A&M University Undergraduate Research
Opportunity Program – Interdisciplinary
Research Experience for Undergraduates (FAMU – UP – IREU) Students
Symposium, Tallahassee, FL
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Villarreal, K.A., Wilson, C.M.D., and Abdullah, M.M. (2004). "Effects of
MR Damper Placement on Structure
Vibration Parameters." Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Japan
in Advanced Technology (REUJAT).
http://wusceel.cive.wustl.edu/reujat
Villarreal, K.A., Wilson, C.M.D., and Abdullah, M.M. (2004). "Effects of
MR Damper Placement on Structure
Vibration Parameters." MAE, MCEER, PEER, Earthquake Engineering
Symposium for Young Researchers.
Charleston, SC.
http://mceer.buffalo.edu/education/reu/default.asp
Hill, M., Wilson, C., Richardson, A., Abdullah, M. (2000).
"The Effectiveness of the Passive Tuned Mass Damper in
Reducing Building Vibrations." FAMU McNair Journal, Fall
Issue.
Hill, M., Wilson, C., Richardson, A., Abdullah, M. (2000).
"The Effectiveness of the Passive Tuned Mass Damper in
Reducing Building Vibrations." The National McNair Journal,
Fall Issue.
Technical Reports:
Abdullah, M., Hill, M., and Wilson, C. (2001). "Determination
of Natural Frequencies and Mode Shapes of Multi-Degree of
Freedom Structures." University Consortium on Instructional
Shake Tables. Final Project. http://wusceel.cive.wustl.edu/ucist/
Yazdani, N., Wekezer, J., Wilson, C., and Wuttrich, R. (2000).
"Investigation of Fender Systems For Vessel Impact",
Final Report, Project No. WPI-510846, Tallahassee, FL.
Thesis:
Wilson, C.M.D. (2000). "Investigation of Bridge Fender System for Barge
Impact", Master’s Thesis, Florida State University
Dissertation:
Wilson, C.M.D. (2005). "Fuzzy Control of Magnetorheological Dampers for
Vibration Reduction in Civil
Structures", Dissertation, Florida State University
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Shealy Gross, M.S.C.E.
E-mail: Shealy.C.Gross@saj02.usace.army.mil
Research Area: Hazard Mitigation
Current Status: Civil Engineer
with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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Jameel Hanif, M.S.C.E.
E-mail: bradconstruct2@bellsouth.net
Research Area: Structural Dynamics and Controls
Current Status: Current Status: Owner of a Residential
Construction Company based in Atlanta, Georgia
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