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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
18. Structural Complexity in Structural Health Monitoring: Preliminary Experimental Modal Testing and Analysis
Authors : Craig J. L. Cowled, David P. Thambiratnam, Tommy H. T. Chan, Andy C. C. Tan
Published in: Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (WCEAM 2012)
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
Many researchers in the field of civil structural health monitoring have developed and tested their methods on simple to moderately complex laboratory structures such as beams, plates, frames, and trusses. Field work has also been conducted by many researchers and practitioners on more complex operating bridges. Most laboratory structures do not adequately replicate the complexity of truss bridges. This paper presents some preliminary results of experimental modal testing and analysis of the bridge model presented in the companion paper, using the peak picking method, and compares these results with those of a simple numerical model of the structure. Three dominant modes of vibration were experimentally identified under 15 Hz. The mode shapes and order of the modes matched those of the numerical model; however, the frequencies did not match.