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, 33(11): 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, 90: 109394.

• Loong, C.N.* and Chang, C.C. (2024). "Control knowledge tracing: modeling students' learning dynamics from a control-theory perspective." Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 7: 100292.

• Shan, J., Zhang, X., Loong, C.N.*, Liu, Y. and Hu, X. (2024). "Predictive maintenance and its applications in civil engineering structures: A review." Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 40(3): 245-256.

• Loong, C.N.* and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2025). "Recursive modal properties of fractal monopodial trees, from finite to infinite order." Journal of Sound and Vibration, 595: 118770.

• Loong, C.N. and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G.* (2025). "The static stability of evolving fractal beams as a dynamical system." Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 481(2312): 20240918.

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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.” The 29th KKHTCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, 3-5 December 2016, HKUST, Hong Kong, China.

• 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.” The 7th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring, 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.

• Chu, S.K.W.,* Giouvanidis, A.I., Loong, C.N. and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2023). "Seismic rocking response classification through the lens of a machine learning methodology." Proceedings of the 26th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM26, 3-6 December 2023, Auckland, New Zealand.

• Loong, C.N.* and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2024). "Explainable machine learning to predict the seismic response of pounding bridge models." The 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 30 June – 5 July 2024, Milan, Italy.

• Loong, C.N.* and Dimitrakopoulos, E.G. (2024). "Analytical modal analysis of fractal trees with auxiliary P-functions." The 26th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2024), 25-30 August 2024, Daegu, Korea.

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