scholarly journals A Damage Detection Algorithm Utilizing Dynamic Displacement of Bridge under Moving Vehicle

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Sun ◽  
Tomonori Nagayama ◽  
Di Su ◽  
Yozo Fujino

A damage detection method is proposed, which utilizes dynamic displacement of bridge structures under moving vehicle. The problem is first elaborated with closed-form solution of dynamic displacement, which is decomposed into quasi-static component and dynamic component. Dynamic curvature is defined as second derivative of the dynamic displacement for detecting damage location and estimating damage extent. Damage is modeled by local reduction of stiffness in this paper. Numerical study was conducted on a simply supported beam to verify the proposed method. Vehicle model is analyzed with Newmark’s method using Matlab to obtain the contact force acting on the bridge. Beam model is established in commercial finite element software ABAQUS. The effects of road surface roughness and vehicle-bridge interaction are both considered in the analysis. In order to identify damage location and extent, dynamic curvature was calculated with midspan displacement. Parametric study on measurement noise level, damage location, damage extent, and multiple damage cases is performed, and the analysis results show both reliability and efficacy of this method in damage detection of bridge structures. At last, conclusions are drawn for its application to bridges in engineering practice.

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. H. Li ◽  
F. T. K. Au

This paper presents a multistage multipass method to identify the damage location of a continuous bridge from the response of a vehicle moving on the rough road surface of the bridge. The vehicle runs over the bridge several times at different velocities and the corresponding responses of the vehicle can be obtained. The vertical accelerations of the vehicle running on the intact and damaged bridges are used for identification. The multistage damage detection method is implemented by the modal strain energy based method and genetic algorithm. The modal strain energy based method estimates the damage location by calculating a damage indicator from the frequencies extracted from the vehicle responses of both the intact and damaged states of the bridge. At the second stage, the identification problem is transformed into a global optimization problem and is solved by genetic algorithm techniques. For each pass of the vehicle, the method can identify the location of the damage until it is determined with acceptable accuracy. A two-span continuous bridge is used to verify the method. The numerical results show that this method can identify the location of damage reasonably well.


2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 183-187
Author(s):  
Ji Yao ◽  
Jia Quan Wu ◽  
Liang Cao ◽  
Xiao Yu Cheng ◽  
Kun Ma

The damage detection based on curvature mode was discussed in this paper, a three dimensional reinforced concrete simple beam model was established by finite element software, two models of before and after damage were compared also. The results showed that, before and after damage, the natural frequency, vibration modes and displacement modes had small difference, yet the curvature modes of model had great change in the location of damage.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Safronov ◽  
Andrei Antipov

Problem statement. The article describes the method and results of determining the dynamic response of a continuous steel-reinforced concrete span of a road bridge to the passage of heavy vehicles, which is focused on the use of finite element computing systems. The data of dynamic calculations are compared with those obtained during full-scale dynamic tests of the operated structure. Results. Modern algorithms for dynamic calculation of continuous bridge structures on the action of sprung vehicles are analyzed, which allow taking into account the irregularities on the roadway, the influence of wheel bearing point movements on the vibrations of moving vehicles. It describes the sequence of performing dynamic calculations using modal analysis blocks and dynamic calculation of KE-complexes for a system of moving non-inert loads, followed by calculating the dynamic component of deflections and forces of elements of the bridge structure, taking into account the inertia of the vehicle and unevenness on the roadway. According modal analysis of steel-concrete span structures road bridge operated by means of spatial finite element calculation schemes are determined by their own shape supporting structure, which are then used for dynamic calculations in a moving inertial load. The results of dynamic calculations of the operated road bridge on the action of a three-axle truck moving at a constant speed are presented. Calculated deflections are compared with those obtained during full-scale static tests of the bridge. Numerical calculations estimate the effect of speed, roadway irregularities, and feedback between the vibrations of the bridge and the moving vehicle. Conclusion. The proposed method of dynamic calculation of bridge structures allows evaluating the dynamic quality of transport structures at the design stage and making optimal design decisions.


2004 ◽  
Vol 261-263 ◽  
pp. 1373-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Li ◽  
Shuman Xia ◽  
J.W. Fan ◽  
Xian Yue Su

In this paper, the continuous wavelet transform by the Gabor wavelet is applied to analyzing flexural waves in a cantilever beam with an edge crack. The amplitudes and arrival times of the incident, reflected and transmitted waves at a certain frequency are extracted from the wave signals to identify the damage location exactly and estimate the damage extent qualitatively. The results show that this is an effective damage detection method and can be extended to the damage detection of complicated structures.


Author(s):  
Shi Yan ◽  
Binbin He ◽  
Naizhi Zhao

Pipeline structure may generate damages during its service life due to the influence of environment or accidental loading. The damages need to be detected and repaired if they are severe enough to influence the transportation work. Non-destructive detection using smart materials combined with suitable diagonal algorithms are widely used in the field of structural health monitoring (SHM). Piezoelectric ceramics (such as Lead Zirconate Titanate, PZT) is one of the smart materials to be applied in the SHM due to the piezoelectric effect. So far, the PZT-based wave method is widely used for damage detection of structures, in particular, pipeline structures. A series of piezoelectric patches are bonded on the surface of the pipeline structure to monitor the damages such as local crack or effective area reduction due to corrosion by using diagonal waves. The damage of the pipeline structure can be detected by analysis of the received diagonal waves which peak value, phase, and arriving time can be deferent from the health ones. The response of the diagonal wave is not only correlated to the damage location through estimation of the arrival time of the wave peak, but also associated with the peak value of the wave for the reduction of wave energy as the guided wave passing through the damages. Therefore, the presence of damages in the pipeline structure can be detected by investigating the parameter change of the guided waves. The change of the wave parameters represents the attenuation, deflection and mode conversion of the waves due to the damages. In addition, the guided wave has the ability of quick detecting the damage of the pipeline structure and the simplicity of generating and receiving detection waves by using PZT patches. To verify the proposed method, an experiment is designed and tested by using a steel pipe bonded the PZT patches on the surface of it. The PZT patches consist of an array to estimate the location and level of the damage which is simulated by an artificial notch on the surface of the structure. The several locations and deep heights of the notches are considered during the test. A pair of the PZT patches are used at the same time as one is used as an actuator and the other as a sensor, respectively. A tone burst of 5 cycles of wave shape is used during the experiment. A wave generator is applied to create the proposed waves, and the waves are amplified by an amplifier to actuate the PZT patch to emit the diagonal waves with appropriately enough energy. Meanwhile, the other PZT patch is used as a sensor to receive the diagonal signals which contain the information of the damages for processing. For data processing, an index of root mean square deviation (RMSD) of the received data is used to estimate the damage level by compare of the data between the damaged and the health peak valves of the received signals. The time reversal method which aimed at increasing the efficiency of the detection is also used to detect the damage location by estimating the arrival time of the reflected wave passing with a certain velocity. The proposed method experimentally validates that it is effective for application in damage detection of pipeline structure.


2013 ◽  
Vol 639-640 ◽  
pp. 1010-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Ding ◽  
Ting Peng Chen

The damage detection method based on wavelet multi-scale analysis is presented in the paper. The damage location can be identified by analyzing the multi-scale wavelet transform coefficients of curvatures of mode shapes. The extreme value of wavelet transform coefficients indicates the damage location. But it is difficult to detect the location of defect if the defect is near to the equilibrium position of vibration. In order to solve this problem, we put forward a method which is to add the wavelet transform coefficients of multi modals together. The method can effectively overcome the above problem. Three damage situations of simply supported beam bridge are discussed in the paper. The results show that the peaks of wavelet transform coefficients indicate the damage location of structural. It is possible to pinpoint the damage location based on wavelet multi-scale analysis on curvatures of mode shapes.


2013 ◽  
Vol 395-396 ◽  
pp. 787-791
Author(s):  
Jing Wu ◽  
Wei Wei Zhang

This paper aims to develop a method to identify the damage location in circumference direction of a pipe using mode transformation of longitudinal guided wave. The corrosion-like damage in bimetal pipe is considered. Case study that damage detection for a bimetal pipe is used to show the validity and advantage of the proposed method. It can be found that the axially symmetric mode guided wave encounter the damage and the three modes were received in reflection. The damage location in circumferential directions could be identified by conversed modes measured at one position. The simulation shows a good performance.


Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 7394
Author(s):  
Łukasz Doliński ◽  
Marek Krawczuk ◽  
Magdalena Palacz ◽  
Wiktor Waszkowiak ◽  
Arkadiusz Żak

Damage detection in structural components, especially in mechanical engineering, is an important element of engineering practice. There are many methods of damage detection, in which changes in various parameters caused by the presence of damage are analysed. Recently, methods based on the analysis of changes in dynamic parameters of structures, that is, frequencies or mode shapes of natural vibrations, as well as changes in propagating elastic waves, have been developed at the highest rate. Diagnostic methods based on the elastic wave propagation phenomenon are becoming more and more popular, therefore it is worth focusing on the improvement of the efficiency of these methods. Hence, a question arises about whether it is possible to shorten the required measurement time without affecting the sensitivity of the diagnostic method used. This paper discusses the results of research carried out by the authors in this regard both numerically and experimentally. The numerical analysis has been carried out by the use of the Time-domain Spectral Finite Element Method (TD-SFEM), whereas the experimental part has been based on the measurement performed by 1-D Laser Doppler Scanning Vibrometery (LDSV).


2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 210407
Author(s):  
Leonardo Gunawan ◽  
Muhammad Hamzah Farrasamulya ◽  
Andi Kuswoyo ◽  
Tatacipta Dirgantara

This paper presents the development process of a laboratory-scale Lamb wave-based structural health monitoring (SHM) system for laminated composite plates. Piezoelectric patches are used in pairs as actuator/sensor to evaluate the time of flight (TOF), i.e. the time difference between the transmitted/received signals of a damaged plate and those of a healthy plate. The damage detection scheme is enabled by means of evaluating the TOF from at least three actuator/receiver pairs. In this work, experiments were performed on two GFRP plates, one healthy and the other one with artificial delamination. Nine piezoelectric transducers were mounted on each plate and the detection of the delamination location was demonstrated, using 4 pairs and 20 pairs of actuators/sensors. The combinations of fewer and more actuators/sensor pairs both provided a damage location that was in good agreement with the artificial damage location. The developed SHM system using simple and affordable equipment is suitable for supporting fundamental studies on damage detection, such as the development of an algorithm for location detection using the optimum number of actuator/sensor pairs.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document