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Details for Professor Simon Neild
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Simon Neild |
| Job title | Professor in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics/Head of Department Civil Engineering |
| Department | Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bristol |
| Personal web page | http://seis.bris.ac.uk/~cesan/Home_page.html |
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| Qualifications | M.Eng., Ph.D.(Oxon.) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | adaptive control substructuring control of hydraulic systems non-linear dynamics damage detection |
| Areas of expertise | Vibration suppression: My work includes developing a device for suppressing upper limb tremor for patients with multiple sclerosis, using piezos to minimise vibration of flexible composite structures and applying semi-active damping devices to cable structures. Non-linear dynamic testing and modelling: A significant part of my recent work has been in making new developments relating to hybrid (or dynamic substructure) testing. I have also studied, for example, the non-linear modal dynamics of cables and the rattle dynamic of gears. Non-linear non-destructive testing: I am interested in using non-linear ultrasonic techniques to detect damage in structures, including adhesive kissing bonds and bulk material non-linearity changes in composites. |