Damage identification algorithms applied to numerical modal data from a bridge
This paper extends the work summarized in the accompanying paper {open_quotes}Comparison of Damage Identification Algorithms on Experimental Modal Data From A Bridge.{close_quotes} A finite element model of the continuous three-span portion of the I-40 bridges, which once crossed the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, NM, was constructed. Following the experimental modal analysis, the bridge tests are repeated analytically using benchmarked finite element models of the bridge. A combination of shell and beam elements form the bridge model. Damage was simulated by creating adjacent nodes and disconnecting the elements on either side of the crack. However, because of the discretization of the finite element models only the final three levels of damage were evaluated. In addition to the analytical simulation of the experiments, the girder crack was repositioned at other potential damage locations. Analytical modal parameters were extracted through signal processing techniques, similar to those used in the experimental investigation and subsequently fed into damage identification routines. These routines have been adapted from those presented at past IMAC conferences and are identical to the ones used in the experimental investigation reported in the accompanying paper. This study provides a direct comparison of the relative accuracy of these different damage identification methods when they are applied to a set of standard numerical problems. The numerical models allow a variety of damage scenarios to be studied once the models have been benchmarked against experimental data.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 188937
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-95-3947; CONF-960238-8; ON: DE96005352; TRN: 96:001423
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. international modal analysis conference, Dearborn, MI (United States), 12-15 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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