Resolution and uncertainty analysis in Bayesian FE model updating applied to the damage assessment in a reinforced concrete beam

2011 ◽  
pp. 2815-2823
Author(s):  
E Simoen ◽  
E Reynders ◽  
G Lombaert ◽  
G De Roeck
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Concrete Beam ◽  
Model Updating ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beam ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Fe Model Updating

DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION IN REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS BY FINITE ELEMENT MODEL UPDATING USING PARALLEL AND HYBRID GENETIC ALGORITHMS

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 1350010 ◽  
Author(s):  
PELIN GUNDES BAKIR ◽  
Y. SERHAT ERDOGAN
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Beam ◽  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Model Updating ◽  
Trust Region ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beam ◽  
Search Algorithms ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Local Search Algorithms ◽  
Fe Model Updating

Finite element (FE) model updating belongs to the class of inverse problems in mechanics and is a constrained optimization problem. In FE model updating, the difference between the modal parameters (the frequencies, damping ratios and the mode shapes) obtained from the FE model of the structure and those from the vibration measurements are minimized within an optimization algorithm. The design variables of the optimization problem are the stiffness reduction factors, which represent the damage. In this study, the Genetic Algorithms (GA), the Parallel GA, the local search algorithms, the Trust Region Gauss Newton, the Sequential Quadratic Programming, the Levenberg–Marquardt Techniques and the hybrid versions of these methods are applied within the FE Model Updating Technique for updating the Young's modulus of different FEs of a reinforced concrete beam. Different damage scenarios and different noise levels are taken into account. The results of the study show that the local search algorithms cannot detect, locate and quantify damage in reinforced concrete beam type structures while the GA together with the hybrid and the parallel versions detect, localize and identify the damage very accurately. It is apparent that the hybrid GA & Trust Region Gauss Newton Technique is best in terms of the computation speed as well as accuracy.

Damage assessment by FE model updating using damage functions

2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (25) ◽  
pp. 1869-1879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Teughels ◽  
Johan Maeck ◽  
Guido De Roeck
Keyword(s):  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Model Updating ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Damage Functions ◽  
Fe Model Updating

NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF POST-TENSION RC AND RC BEAMS STRENGTHENED WITH NSM FRP RODS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Belal Elharouney ◽  
Ayman Hussein ◽  
Ezz El-Deen Mostafa ◽  
Amr El-Nemr
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Beam ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beam ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Post Tension ◽  
Bending Loading ◽  
Frp Bars

The post-tensioned (PT) reinforced beams can provide a fast construction advantage through precast and cast-in-situ structural elements. However, due to the excessive increase in load capacity, especially when it comes to girder of bridges, the strengthening using Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) might be a solution. Near-surface mounted (NSM) is one of the methods used in strengthening cases, especially in the case of non-degraded concrete cover. Furthermore, very few researchers visited this area experimentally, which consider cost-effective. In this paper, two finite element models using the Abaqus program validated experimental results for both Post-tension beam and strengthening of the beam using NSM separately as preliminary models for combining both systems. PT reinforced concrete beam subjected to four-point bending loading as well as reinforced concrete beam strengthened with NSM using FRP bars subjected to two-point bending loading examined and validated through a 3D non-linear finite element (FE) model to be compared by the experimental results. This FE model considered the non-linear constitutive properties of concrete, yielding of steel, and the bond between strand, concrete, and FRP bars at NSM. The models were targeting the strengthening of existing Post tension girder beams of existing bridges structures. These modeling results showed a reasonable agreement with the tested beam results in terms of failure modes, the load capacity, load-deflection curve, and cracking behavior.

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