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- Title
Identifying Damage in Structures: Definition of Thresholds to Minimize False Alarms in SHM Systems.
- Authors
Ditommaso, Rocco; Ponzo, Felice Carlo
- Abstract
In recent years, the development of quick and streamlined methods for the detection and localization of structural damage has been achieved by analysing key dynamic parameters before and after significant events or as a result of aging. Many Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems rely on the relationship between occurred damage and variations in eigenfrequencies. While it is acknowledged that damage can affect eigenfrequencies, the reverse is not necessarily true, particularly for minor frequency variations. Thus, reducing false positives is essential for the effectiveness of SHM systems. The aim of this paper is to identify scenarios where observed changes in eigenfrequencies are not caused by structural damage, but rather by non-stationary combinations of input and system response (e.g., wind effects, traffic vibrations), or by stochastic variations in mass, damping, and stiffness (e.g., environmental variations). To achieve this, statistical variations of thresholds were established to separate linear non-stationary behaviour from nonlinear structural behaviour. The Duffing oscillator was employed in this study to perform various nonlinear analyses via Monte Carlo simulations.
- Subjects
FALSE alarms; STRUCTURAL health monitoring; MONTE Carlo method; DUFFING equations; NONLINEAR statistical models; NONLINEAR analysis; EIGENFREQUENCIES
- Publication
Buildings (2075-5309), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 3, p821
- ISSN
2075-5309
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/buildings14030821