Abstract: This paper addresses the identification of linear time-varying multi-degrees-of-freedom systems. The identification approach is based on the Hilbert transform and the empirical mode decomposition ...

Abstract: A novel moving force and prestress identification method based on finite element and wavelet-based method for bridge-vehicle system is developed. A two-axle vehicle model and simple-supported beam ...

Abstract: Existing research on structural damage detection usually requires information at every degree of freedom, and this contradicts the usual practice of having a small number of sensors employed over limited locations on the ...

Abstract: A method of optimizing sensor locations and detecting damage in a structure using the collected information is presented in this paper. Unlike most methods found in the literature, the sensor locations are prioritized ...

Abstract: An improved structural damage quantification algorithm is presented based on the elemental modal strain energy change before and after the occurrence of damage in a structure. The algorithm includes the analytical stiffness ...

Abstract: A structural damage detection method based on modal strain energy (MSE) change before and after damage is presented in this paper. The localization of damage based on MSE of each structural element is briefly presented, ...

Abstract: Semirigid connections are usually found in large-scale engineering structures, and the knowledge of the dynamic characteristics of these connections is important to the accurate definition of the dynamic characteristics ...

Abstract: A sensitivity- and statistical-based method to localize structural damage by direct use of incomplete mode shapes is presented. The method is an extension of the multiple damage location assurance criterion (MDLAC), developed ...