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Application of clan member signal method in structural damage detection

Guo Xun (郭迅)1, B.F. Spencer2 and Lu Shunan (卢书楠)1

Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, Harbin 150080, China
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Abstract: It is well known that in most cases, a reference is necessary for structural health diagnosis, and it is very difficult to obtain such a reference for a given structure. In this paper, a clan member signal method (CMSM) is proposed for use in structures consisting of groups (or clans) that have the same geometry, i.e., the same cross section and length, and identical boundary conditions. It is expected that signals measured on any undamaged member in a clan after an event could be used as a reference for any other members in the clan. To verify the applicability of the proposed method, a steel truss model is tested and the results show that the CMSM is very effective in detecting local damage in structures composed of identical slender members.

Keywords: damage detection; health monitoring; vibration based; clan member signal method; local damage

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