Loong Cheng Ning

• Loong, C.N., Chang, C.C.* and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2018). “Circuit nonlinearity effect on the performance of an electromagnetic energy harvester-structure system.” Engineering Structures, 173: 449-459.

• Loong, C.N., Shan, J.*, Shi, Z. and Chang, C.C. (2020). “Approximate analysis of eddy-current force under time-varying velocity motion for structural control.” Journal of Sound and Vibration, 475: 115295.

• Loong, C.N.* and Chang, C.C. (2020). “Performance of a nonlinear electromagnetic energy harvester-structure system under random excitation.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), 146(9): 04020098.

• Shi, Z., Shan, J.*, Loong, C.N., Wu, W., Chang, C.C. and Shi, W. (2020). “Experimental and numerical study on dynamic behavior of eddy current damping with frequency dependence.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE), 146(10): 04020116.

• Loong, C.N.* and Chang, C.C. (2021). “Scavenging energy from a vibrating building using distributed electromagnetic energy harvesters with nonlinear circuits.” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures,  32(18-19): 2244-2259.

• Shan, J., Liu, J., Loong, C.N.* and Wu. W. (2021). “Design and analysis of plate-type eddy-current damper with high energy-dissipation capability.” Smart Structures and Systems, 27(5): 769-781.

• Shi, Z., Loong, C.N. and Shan, J.* (2022). “Equivalent circuit model of eddy current damping regarding frequency-dependence with test validation.” Advances in Structural Engineering, 25(1): 188-200.

• Shan, J., Liu, Y., Cui, X., Loong, C.N.* and Wei, Z.* (2022). “Multi-level deformation behavior monitoring of flexural structures via vision-based continuous boundary tracking: proof-of-concept study.” Measurement, 194: 111031.

• Chau, W.Y., Loong, C.N.*, Wang, Y.H., Chiu, S.W., Tan, T.J., Wu, J., Leung, M.L., Tan, P.S. and Ooi, G.L. (2022). “Understanding the dynamic properties of trees using the motions constructed from multi-beam flash light detection and ranging measurements.” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 19(193): 20220319.

• Loong, C.N.* and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2023). "Modal properties of fractal sympodial trees: insights and analytical solutions using a group tree modeling approach." Applied Mathematical Modelling, 115: 127-147.

• Shan, J., Zhuang, C. and Loong, C.N.* (2023). "Parametric identification of Timoshenko-beam model for shear-wall structures using monitoring data." Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 189: 110100.

• Shan, J., Wang, L., Loong, C.N.* and Zhou, Z. (2023). "Rapid seismic performance evaluation of existing frame structures using equivalent SDOF modeling and prior dynamic testing." Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 13(2): 749-766.

• Loong, C.N.*, San Juan, J.D.Q. and Chang, C.C. (2023). "Image-based structural analysis for education purposes: A proof-of-concept study." Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 31(5): 1200-1218.

• Loong, C.N.*, Chau, W.Y., Wang, Y.H. and Chiu, S.W. (2023). "Reconstruction methods for the mechanical energy of a tree under free vibration." Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 339: 109541.

• Loong, C.N.*, Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. and Chang, C.C. (2023). "Nonlinear electromagnetic energy harvester–structure system under seismic excitation: vibration mitigation and energy scavenging." Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 149(9): 04023058.

• Shan, J., Wang, L., Loong, C.N.*, Zhang, H.* and Huang, P. (2023). "Damage tracking and hysteresis-based evaluation of seismic-excited reinforced concrete shear wall under monitoring data." The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, 33(5): e2087.

• Loong, C.N.*, Siu, H.M. and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2024). "Modal properties of fractal trees as recursive analytical solutions." Journal of Sound and Vibration, 572: 118164.

• Shan, J., Huang, P., Loong, C.N.* and Liu, M. (2024). "Rapid full-field deformation measurements of tall buildings using UAV videos and deep learning." Engineering Structures, 305: 117741. 

• Shan, J., Zhuang, C., Chao, X. and Loong, C.N.* (2024). "Model updating of a shear-wall tall building using various vibration monitoring data: accuracy and robustness." The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings: e2114.

•  Shan, J., Huang, C., Wang, L.* and Loong, C.N. (2024). "Data-driven prediction of natural period for existing RC high-rise buildings using probabilistic machine learning methods." Journal of Building Engineering: 109394.

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• Lu, Q.*, Loong, C.N., Chang, C.C. and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2014) “Scavenging vibration energy from seismically-isolated bridges using an electromagnetic harvester.” Proceedings of SPIE, 10 April 2014, San Diego.

• Loong, C.N.*, Chang, C.C. and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2015). “Nonlinear effects of energy harvesting circuit topology on a structure-harvester system.” Proceedings of 6AESE/11ANCRiSST Joint Conference, 1-2 August 2015, UIUC, USA, 2015, 1-8.

• Loong, C.N.*, Chang, C.C. and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2016). “Nonlinear effect of circuit topology on the performance of structure-harvester system: a theoretical study.” 29th KKHTCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, 3-5 December 2016, HKUST, HKSAR.

• Loong, C.N.*, Chang, C.C. and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2018). “Simultaneous vibration control and energy harvesting using actor-critic based reinforcement learning.” Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering - Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XII, 04-08 March 2018, Denver: 105952Q.

• Shi, Z., Loong, C.N.*, Tan, Y., Chang, C.C. and Shan, J. (2018). “Performance evaluation of an eddy-current tuned mass damper for seismic protection using shaking table tests.” 7WCSCM, 22-25 July 2018 Qingdao, China.

• Loong, C.N.,* and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2023). "A novel approach for analyzing the dynamic properties of trees with fractal sympodial branching architecture: a group tree modelling." XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2023, 2-5 July 2023, Delft, Netherlands.

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