Evaluating the utility of global damage detection methods for highway bridges

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis M. McCann ◽  
Nicholas P. Jones ◽  
J. H. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Damage Detection ◽  
Highway Bridges ◽  
Detection Methods

scholarly journals Comparative Study of Damage Detection Methods Based on Long-Gauge FBG for Highway Bridges

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (13) ◽  
pp. 3623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi-Zhi Chen ◽  
De-Cheng Feng ◽  
Wan-Shui Han
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Damage Detection ◽  
Highway Bridges ◽  
Gauge Length ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Noise Levels ◽  
Damage Scenarios ◽  
Road Roughness ◽  
Parametric Studies ◽  
Fbg Sensors

Damage detection of highway bridges is a significant part of structural heath monitoring. Conventional accelerometers or strain gauges utilized for damage detection have many shortcomings, especially their monitoring gauge length being too short, which would result in poor damage detection results. Under this circumstance, long-gauge FBG sensors as a novel optical sensor were developed to measure the macro-strain response of the structure. Based on this sensor, many derived damage detection methods were proposed. These methods exhibit various characteristics and have not been systematically compared. As a result, it is difficult to evaluate the state of the art and also leads to confusion for users to select. Therefore, a strict comparative study on three representative methods using long-gauge FBG was carried out. First, these methods’ theoretical backgrounds and formats were reformulated and unified for better comparison. Then, based on validated vehicle–bridge coupling simulation, these methods’ performances were tested through a series of parametric studies including various damage scenarios, vehicle types, speeds, road roughness and noise levels. The precision and reliability of three methods have been thoroughly studied and compared.

Elimination of outlier measurements for damage detection of structures under changing environmental conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 147592172199847
Author(s):  
William Soo Lon Wah ◽  
Yining Xia
Keyword(s):  
Damage Detection ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Bridge Structure ◽  
Beam Structure ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Difference

Damage detection methods developed in the literature are affected by the presence of outlier measurements. These measurements can prevent small levels of damage to be detected. Therefore, a method to eliminate the effects of outlier measurements is proposed in this article. The method uses the difference in fits to examine how deleting an observation affects the predicted value of a model. This allows the observations that have a large influence on the model created, to be identified. These observations are the outlier measurements and they are eliminated from the database before the application of damage detection methods. Eliminating the outliers before the application of damage detection methods allows the normal procedures to detect damage, to be implemented. A multiple-regression-based damage detection method, which uses the natural frequencies as both the independent and dependent variables, is also developed in this article. A beam structure model and an experimental wooden bridge structure are analysed using the multiple-regression-based damage detection method with and without the application of the method proposed to eliminate the effects of outliers. The results obtained demonstrate that smaller levels of damage can be detected when the effects of outlier measurements are eliminated using the method proposed in this article.

scholarly journals Separating damage from environmental effects affecting civil structures for near real-time damage detection

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 850-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Soo Lon Wah ◽  
Yung-Tsang Chen ◽  
Gethin Wyn Roberts ◽  
Ahmed Elamin
Keyword(s):  
Damage Detection ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Real Time Monitoring ◽  
Civil Structures ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Wide Range

Analyzing changes in vibration properties (e.g. natural frequencies) of structures as a result of damage has been heavily used by researchers for damage detection of civil structures. These changes, however, are not only caused by damage of the structural components, but they are also affected by the varying environmental conditions the structures are faced with, such as the temperature change, which limits the use of most damage detection methods presented in the literature that did not account for these effects. In this article, a damage detection method capable of distinguishing between the effects of damage and of the changing environmental conditions affecting damage sensitivity features is proposed. This method eliminates the need to form the baseline of the undamaged structure using damage sensitivity features obtained from a wide range of environmental conditions, as conventionally has been done, and utilizes features from two extreme and opposite environmental conditions as baselines. To allow near real-time monitoring, subsequent measurements are added one at a time to the baseline to create new data sets. Principal component analysis is then introduced for processing each data set so that patterns can be extracted and damage can be distinguished from environmental effects. The proposed method is tested using a two-dimensional truss structure and validated using measurements from the Z24 Bridge which was monitored for nearly a year, with damage scenarios applied to it near the end of the monitoring period. The results demonstrate the robustness of the proposed method for damage detection under changing environmental conditions. The method also works despite the nonlinear effects produced by environmental conditions on damage sensitivity features. Moreover, since each measurement is allowed to be analyzed one at a time, near real-time monitoring is possible. Damage progression can also be given from the method which makes it advantageous for damage evolution monitoring.

scholarly journals Implementation of a Piezo-diagnostics Approach for Damage Detection Based on PCA in a Linux-Based Embedded Platform

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 3730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhonatan Camacho ◽  
Andrés Quintero ◽  
Magda Ruiz ◽  
Rodolfo Villamizar ◽  
Luis Mujica
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Model ◽  
Damage Detection ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Active System ◽  
Pipe Surface ◽  
Wave Response ◽  
Piezoelectric Devices

The implementation of damage-detection methods for continuously assessing structural integrity entails systems with attractive features such as storage capabilities, memory capacity, computational complexity and time-consuming processing. In this sense, embedded hardware platforms are a promising technology for developing integrated solutions in Structural Health Monitoring. In this paper, design, test, and specifications for a standalone inspection prototype are presented, which take advantage of piezo-diagnostics principle, statistical processing via Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and embedded systems. The equipment corresponds to a piezoelectric active system with the capability to detect defects in structures, by using a PCA-based algorithm embedded in the Odroid-U3 ARM Linux platform. The operation of the equipment consists of applying, at one side of the structure, wide guided waves by means of piezoelectric devices operated in actuation mode and to record the wave response in another side of the structure by using the same kind of piezoelectric devices operated in sensor mode. Based on the nominal response of the guide wave (no damages), represented by means of a PCA statistical model, the system can detect damages between the actuated/sensed points through squared prediction error (Q-statistical index). The system performance was evaluated in a pipe test bench where two kinds of damages were studied: first, a mass is added to the pipe surface, and then leaks are provoked to the pipe structure by means of a drill tool. The experiments were conducted on two lab structures: (i) a meter carbon-steel pipe section and (ii) a pipe loop structure. The wave response was recorded between the instrumented points for two conditions: (i) The pipe in nominal conditions, where several repetitions will be applied to build the nominal statistical model and (ii) when damage is caused to the pipe (mass adding or leak). Damage conditions were graphically recognized through the Q-statistic chart. Thus, the feasibility to implement an automated real-time diagnostic system is demonstrated with minimum processing resources and hardware flexibility.

scholarly journals UAV-BASED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAPPING – RESULTS FROM 6 YEARS OF RESEARCH IN TWO EUROPEAN PROJECTS

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W8 ◽  
pp. 187-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Kerle ◽  
F. Nex ◽  
D. Duarte ◽  
A. Vetrivel
Keyword(s):  
Damage Detection ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Point Cloud ◽  
Feature Fusion ◽  
Texture Features ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
3D Point Cloud ◽  
Damage Mapping

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Structural disaster damage detection and characterisation is one of the oldest remote sensing challenges, and the utility of virtually every type of active and passive sensor deployed on various air- and spaceborne platforms has been assessed. The proliferation and growing sophistication of UAV in recent years has opened up many new opportunities for damage mapping, due to the high spatial resolution, the resulting stereo images and derivatives, and the flexibility of the platform. We have addressed the problem in the context of two European research projects, RECONASS and INACHUS. In this paper we synthesize and evaluate the progress of 6 years of research focused on advanced image analysis that was driven by progress in computer vision, photogrammetry and machine learning, but also by constraints imposed by the needs of first responder and other civil protection end users. The projects focused on damage to individual buildings caused by seismic activity but also explosions, and our work centred on the processing of 3D point cloud information acquired from stereo imagery. Initially focusing on the development of both supervised and unsupervised damage detection methods built on advanced texture features and basic classifiers such as Support Vector Machine and Random Forest, the work moved on to the use of deep learning. In particular the coupling of image-derived features and 3D point cloud information in a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) proved successful in detecting also subtle damage features. In addition to the detection of standard rubble and debris, CNN-based methods were developed to detect typical façade damage indicators, such as cracks and spalling, including with a focus on multi-temporal and multi-scale feature fusion. We further developed a processing pipeline and mobile app to facilitate near-real time damage mapping. The solutions were tested in a number of pilot experiments and evaluated by a variety of stakeholders.</p>

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