Localization and Quantification of Damage in a Benchmark Structure

8/1/01


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Table of Contents

Localization and Quantification of Damage in a Benchmark Structure

Linear Damage Detection

PPT Slide

A Flexibility-Based Approach

Input-Output Form

Flexibilities

Localization

Damage Locating Vectors (DLVs)

Inseparable Elements

Quantification

Quantification

Quantification

Quantification

Stochastic Input

Stochastic Input

Illustration of the Procedure

Module 1: System Realization

System Matrices

Modal Identification

Module 2 (a): Extraction of M

Module 2 (b): Flexibility Matrices at sensor locations

PPT Slide

Damage Locating Vectors

Multiple DLVs

Module 4: Quantification

Summary of Results for Cases 1-5

Results

Results

Quantification Results

'Interstory stiffness' of a non-shear building model

Final Remarks

 Author: Burcu Gunes

Email: bvuran@lynx.neu.edu