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Reliable condition assessment of structures using uncertain or limited field modal data

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  • Mojtaba Dirbaz
  • Mehdi Modares
  • Jamshid Mohammadi

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A new method for reliable condition assessment and damage detection of structures is developed that uses stochastic Finite Element (FE) analysis and uncertain or limited field modal data quantified as bounded random variables. The steps of this method are to (1) construct the stiffness and mass matrices of undamaged structure, (2) quantify the uncertainty in measured modal data as bounded random variables, (3) perform random sampling simulations to obtain the stiffness of existing structure through iterative optimisation method, (4) utilise the element stiffness matrices in each random sampling to identify the damage members based on the change in element stiffness and (5) determine the bounds on location, and extent of damage, that caused the degradation of the system. It is shown that in the presence of uncertainty in, or with limited information on, the modal data, this method is capable of determining the bounds on location and extent of damage.

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  • Mojtaba Dirbaz & Mehdi Modares & Jamshid Mohammadi, 2015. "Reliable condition assessment of structures using uncertain or limited field modal data," International Journal of Reliability and Safety, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(2/3), pages 220-234.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijrsaf:v:9:y:2015:i:2/3:p:220-234
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