Enhanced Sensitivity for Structural Damage Detection Using Incomplete Modal Data

The necessity of detecting structural damages in an early stage has led to the development of various procedures for structural model updating. In this regard, sensitivity-based model updating methods utilizing mode shape data are known as effective tools. For this purpose, accurate estimation of the mode shape changes is desired to achieve successful model updating. In this paper, Wang’s method is improved by including measured natural frequencies of the damaged structure in derivation of the sensitivity equation. The sensitivity equation is then solved using an incomplete subset of mode shape data in evaluation of the changes of the structural parameters. A comparative study of the results obtained by the proposed method with those by the modal method for a truss and a frame model indicated that the former is significantly more effective for damage detection than the latter. Furthermore, the capability of the proposed method for model updating in the presence of measurement and mass modeling errors is investigated.

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