Journal
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
Volume 95, Issue -, Pages 90-105Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.03.020
Keywords
Damage detection; Inverse problem; Strain response; Covariance; Long-term health monitoring
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51208230, 11402098]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China [11612438]
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A new approach to address the practical problems with condition evaluation/damage detection of structures is proposed based on the distinct features of a new damage index. The covariance of strain response function (CoS) is a function of modal parameters of the structure. A local stiffness reduction in structure would cause monotonous increase in the CoS. Its sensitivity matrix with respect to local damages of structure is negative and narrow-banded. The damage extent can be estimated with an approximation to the sensitivity matrix to decouple the identification equations. The CoS sensitivity can be calibrated in practice from two previous states of measurements to estimate approximately the damage extent of a structure. A seven-storey plane frame structure is numerically studied to illustrate the features of the CoS index and the proposed method. A steel circular arch in the laboratory is tested. Natural frequencies changed due to damage in the arch and the damage occurrence can be judged. However, the proposed CoS method can identify not only damage happening but also location, even damage extent without need of an analytical model. It is promising for structural condition evaluation of selected components. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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