A Universal Fast Algorithm for Sensitivity-Based Structural Damage Detection

Structural damage detection using measured response data has emerged as a new research area in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering communities in recent years. In this paper, a universal fast algorithm is presented for sensitivity-based structural damage detection, which can quickly improve...

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Main Authors: Q. W. Yang, J. K. Liu, C.H. Li, C.F. Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/235820
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description Structural damage detection using measured response data has emerged as a new research area in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering communities in recent years. In this paper, a universal fast algorithm is presented for sensitivity-based structural damage detection, which can quickly improve the calculation accuracy of the existing sensitivity-based technique without any high-order sensitivity analysis or multi-iterations. The key formula of the universal fast algorithm is derived from the stiffness and flexibility matrix spectral decomposition theory. With the introduction of the key formula, the proposed method is able to quickly achieve more accurate results than that obtained by the original sensitivity-based methods, regardless of whether the damage is small or large. Three examples are used to demonstrate the feasibility and superiority of the proposed method. It has been shown that the universal fast algorithm is simple to implement and quickly gains higher accuracy over the existing sensitivity-based damage detection methods.
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spelling doaj-art-3b6fd41affee412484896bf3a5823f402025-02-03T05:43:33ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/235820235820A Universal Fast Algorithm for Sensitivity-Based Structural Damage DetectionQ. W. Yang0J. K. Liu1C.H. Li2C.F. Liang3Department of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, ChinaDepartment of Mechanics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, ChinaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, ChinaStructural damage detection using measured response data has emerged as a new research area in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering communities in recent years. In this paper, a universal fast algorithm is presented for sensitivity-based structural damage detection, which can quickly improve the calculation accuracy of the existing sensitivity-based technique without any high-order sensitivity analysis or multi-iterations. The key formula of the universal fast algorithm is derived from the stiffness and flexibility matrix spectral decomposition theory. With the introduction of the key formula, the proposed method is able to quickly achieve more accurate results than that obtained by the original sensitivity-based methods, regardless of whether the damage is small or large. Three examples are used to demonstrate the feasibility and superiority of the proposed method. It has been shown that the universal fast algorithm is simple to implement and quickly gains higher accuracy over the existing sensitivity-based damage detection methods.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/235820
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