T. K. Caughey

14.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
134 papers, 11.0k citations indexed

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T. K. Caughey is a scholar working on Control and Systems Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, T. K. Caughey has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 11.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Control and Systems Engineering, 54 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 26 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in T. K. Caughey's work include Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (32 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (22 papers) and Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (20 papers). T. K. Caughey is often cited by papers focused on Structural Health Monitoring Techniques (32 papers), Vibration and Dynamic Analysis (22 papers) and Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems (20 papers). T. K. Caughey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. T. K. Caughey's co-authors include Sami F. Masri, A. G. Chassiakos, M.E.J. O’Kelly, James L. Fanson, J. L. Lions, Alain Bensoussan, George Papanicolaou, H. M. Irvine, T. T. Soong and Robert E. Skelton and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Journal of Applied Mechanics.

In The Last Decade

T. K. Caughey

132 papers receiving 10.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Structural Control: Past, Present, and Future

1997 1.8k citations T. K. Caughey, A. G. Chassiakos et al. profile →
Asymptotic Analysis of Periodic Structures

1979 1.3k citations Alain Bensoussan, J. L. Lions et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →
Classical Normal Modes in Damped Linear Dynamic Systems

1965 633 citations T. K. Caughey et al. Journal of Applied Mechanics profile →
Positive position feedback control for large space structures

1990 618 citations T. K. Caughey et al. profile →
The linear theory of free vibrations of a suspended cable

1974 393 citations H. M. Irvine, T. K. Caughey Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
T. K. Caughey	6.7k	3.3k	2.3k	1.6k	1.4k	134	11.0k
L. Meirovitch	4.0k 0.6×	5.0k 1.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	450 0.3×	190	9.7k
John Argyris	3.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.5×	4.0k 1.8×	1.9k 1.2×	472 0.3×	232	8.4k
Edward L. Wilson	4.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	3.4k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	501 0.4×	92	8.3k
Jer-Nan Juang	4.0k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	750 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	243	6.9k
Christophe Pierre	5.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	619 0.5×	269	8.1k
Isaac Elishakoff	5.6k 0.8×	2.0k 0.6×	4.3k 1.9×	1.1k 0.7×	4.2k 3.1×	506	9.9k
Pol D. Spanos	6.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	7.3k 5.4×	248	12.7k
Robert E. Skelton	5.5k 0.8×	5.4k 1.6×	333 0.1×	2.7k 1.7×	1.0k 0.8×	365	11.5k
T. T. Soong	9.3k 1.4×	2.1k 0.6×	523 0.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	164	11.7k
Sondipon Adhikari	6.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.6×	4.9k 2.2×	4.3k 2.6×	3.0k 2.2×	504	16.4k

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Masri, Sami F., John Caffrey, T. K. Caughey, Andrew W. Smyth, & A. G. Chassiakos. (2003). Identification of the state equation in complex non-linear systems. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 39(7). 1111–1127. 64 indexed citations

Nakamura, Mitsuru, Sami F. Masri, A. G. Chassiakos, & T. K. Caughey. (1998). A method for non-parametric damage detection through the use of neural networks. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 27(9). 997–1010. 59 indexed citations

Chassiakos, A. G., Sami F. Masri, Andrew W. Smyth, & T. K. Caughey. (1998). On-Line Identification of Hysteretic Systems. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 65(1). 194–203. 59 indexed citations

Ma, Fai & T. K. Caughey. (1995). Analysis of Linear Nonconservative Vibrations. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 62(3). 685–691. 34 indexed citations

Vakakis, Alexander F. & T. K. Caughey. (1992). A Theorem on the Exact Nonsimilar Steady-State Motions of a Nonlinear Oscillator. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 59(2). 418–424. 20 indexed citations

Moser, Albert & T. K. Caughey. (1991). Some Experience with Identification of the Caltech Experimental Space Structure. 1776–1781. 2 indexed citations

Acosta, A. J., Christopher E. Brennen, & T. K. Caughey. (1988). Rotor-stator interaction in a diffuser pump. NASA Tech Briefs. 14(8). 4 indexed citations

Bensoussan, Alain, J. L. Lions, George Papanicolaou, & T. K. Caughey. (1979). Asymptotic Analysis of Periodic Structures. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 46(2). 477–477. 1316 indexed citations breakdown →

Marmarelis, V.Z., et al.. (1979). Analytical and experimental studies of the modeling of a class of nonlinear systems. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 55(1). 59–68. 5 indexed citations

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Hughes, Thomas J.R., et al.. (1978). Finite-Element Methods for Nonlinear Elastodynamics Which Conserve Energy. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 45(2). 366–370. 133 indexed citations

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Caughey, T. K. & Aravind Vijayaraghavan. (1977). Forced oscillations of a piecewise-linear non-linear dynamic system with several degrees of freedom. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 12(6). 339–353. 5 indexed citations

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Caughey, T. K. & James A. Ellison. (1975). Existence, uniqueness and stability of solutions of a class of nonlinear partial differential equations. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications. 51(1). 1–32. 23 indexed citations

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Irvine, H. M. & T. K. Caughey. (1974). The linear theory of free vibrations of a suspended cable. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 341(1626). 299–315. 393 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gray, Alfred & T. K. Caughey. (1965). A Controversy in Problems Involving Random Parametric Excitation. Journal of Mathematics and Physics. 44(1-4). 288–296. 46 indexed citations

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Caughey, T. K.. (1963). Equivalent Linearization Techniques. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 35(11). 1706–1711. 474 indexed citations

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Caughey, T. K.. (1962). Equivalent Linearization Techniques. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 34(12_Supplement). 2001–2001. 22 indexed citations

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Caughey, T. K.. (1960). Closure to “Discussion of ‘Response of a Nonlinear String to Random Loading’” (1960, ASME J. Appl. Mech., 27, p. 370). Journal of Applied Mechanics. 27(2). 370–371. 1 indexed citations

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Caughey, T. K.. (1960). Sinusoidal Excitation of a System With Bilinear Hysteresis. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 27(4). 640–643. 209 indexed citations

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Caughey, T. K.. (1960). Random Excitation of a Loaded Nonlinear String. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 27(3). 575–578. 19 indexed citations

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Caughey, T. K. & D. E. Hudson. (1954). An electric analog type response spectrum analyzer for earthquake excitation studies. CaltechAUTHORS (California Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

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