Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges
A method to identify optimal strain sensor placement for examining structural static responses is presented. The method is based on the use of numerical optimization. Based on an assumed set of applied static forces, the optimal sensor placement can be obtained, and the measured strains can be used...
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| description | A method to identify optimal strain sensor placement for examining structural static responses is presented. The method is based on the use of numerical optimization. Based on an assumed set of applied static forces, the optimal sensor placement can be obtained, and the measured strains can be used to provide the information needed to describe the structural stiffness. For example, the cross-sectional area can be determined by minimizing the difference between the analytical and measured strains. This approach is used to identify the optimized sensor placement. The objective of this study is to identify the minimum number of static strain sensors and the optimal sensor layout needed to evaluate a bridge’s structural condition. This study includes an automatic model parameter identification method, optimal static strain sensor placement, damage detection, and application to an actual bridge. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-14357c5efc3743f7b9f16ccfadc71b0e2025-02-03T06:43:01ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772017-05-011310.1177/1550147717707929Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridgesFeng Xiao0J Leroy Hulsey1Gang S Chen2Yujiang Xiang3Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USADepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USACollege of Information Technology and Engineering, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USAA method to identify optimal strain sensor placement for examining structural static responses is presented. The method is based on the use of numerical optimization. Based on an assumed set of applied static forces, the optimal sensor placement can be obtained, and the measured strains can be used to provide the information needed to describe the structural stiffness. For example, the cross-sectional area can be determined by minimizing the difference between the analytical and measured strains. This approach is used to identify the optimized sensor placement. The objective of this study is to identify the minimum number of static strain sensors and the optimal sensor layout needed to evaluate a bridge’s structural condition. This study includes an automatic model parameter identification method, optimal static strain sensor placement, damage detection, and application to an actual bridge.https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147717707929 |
| spellingShingle | Feng Xiao J Leroy Hulsey Gang S Chen Yujiang Xiang Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks |
| title | Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges |
| title_full | Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges |
| title_fullStr | Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges |
| title_short | Optimal static strain sensor placement for truss bridges |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147717707929 |
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