Crack detection in beam-like structures by nonlinear harmonic identification

The dynamic behavior of beam-like structures with fatigue cracks forced by harmonic excitation is characterized by the appearance of sub and super-harmonics in the response even in presence of cracks with small depth. Since the amplitude of these harmonics depends on the position and the depth of the crack, an identification technique based on such a dependency can be pursued: the main advantage of this method relies on the use of different modes of the structure, each sensitive to the damage position in its peculiar way. In this study the identification method is detailed through numerical examples tested on structures of increasing complexity to evaluate the applicability of the method to engineering applications. The amount of data to obtain a unique solution and the optimal choice of the observed quantities are discussed. Finally, a robustness analysis is carried out for each test case to assess the influence of measuring noise on the damage identification.

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