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Active Control of Human Induced Floor Vibrations 1 2 Donald Nyawako , Paul Reynolds 1 2 Research Student, Senior Lecturer - Vibration Engineering Section Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The University of Sheffield Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK NOMENCLATURE x n x 1 displacement vector ζn modal damping ratio x n x 1 velocity vector ωn natural frequency rad/s x n x 1 acceleration vector m modal mass u r x 1 control force vector k modal stiffness y m x 1 measurement vector c modal damping M n x n mass matrix F feedback gain matrix C n x n damping matrix λ eigenvalues K n x n stiffness matrix λc1d closed loop poles B n x r input matrix A n x n state matrix Cv m x n output matrix D m x r direct transmission matrix ABSTRACT Recent advancements, with respect to structural technologies and modern open-plan floor layouts, have resulted in floor structures that are more susceptible to human-induced vibrations. Solutions to these vibration problems include traditional methods such as adding mass and stiffness or more sophisticated techniques such as active vibration control. This paper presents the results of analytical studies of active control of human-induced vibration on a floor slab, together with some experimental results from corresponding laboratory measurements. The structure used in this study is a post-tensioned concrete slab strip constructed in laboratory conditions. Dynamic tests on the slab strip have yielded its modal properties that provide the foundation for the analytical studies involving active control of lumped-parameter structural models. The active control algorithms used comprise direct-output feedback techniques, together with a proposed response-dependent feedback gain. Improved performance of the system is demonstrated compared with the fixed gain feedback techniques that have been propos