Structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring

Artificial neural network (ANN) method has been proven feasible by many researchers in detecting damage based on vibration parameters. However, the main drawback of ANN method is the requirement of enormous computational effort especially when complex structures with large degrees of freedom are inv...

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Main Authors: Bakhary, N., Hao, Hong, Deeks, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Multi-Science Publishing 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23477
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author Bakhary, N.
Hao, Hong
Deeks, A.
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Hao, Hong
Deeks, A.
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description Artificial neural network (ANN) method has been proven feasible by many researchers in detecting damage based on vibration parameters. However, the main drawback of ANN method is the requirement of enormous computational effort especially when complex structures with large degrees of freedom are involved. Consequently, almost all the previous works described in the literature limited the structural members to a small number of large elements in the ANN model which resulted ANN model being insensitive to local damage. This study presents an approach to detect small structural damage using ANN method with progressive substructure zooming. It uses the substructure technique together with a multi-stage ANN models to detect the location and extent of the damage. Modal parameters such as frequencies and mode shapes are used as input to ANN. To demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach, a two-span continuous concrete slab structure and a three-storey portal frame are used as examples. Different damage scenarios have been introduced by reducing the local stiffness of the selected elements at different locations in the structures. The results show that this technique successfully detects all the simulated damages in the structure.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-234772017-02-28T01:37:04Z Structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring Bakhary, N. Hao, Hong Deeks, A. Artificial neural network (ANN) method has been proven feasible by many researchers in detecting damage based on vibration parameters. However, the main drawback of ANN method is the requirement of enormous computational effort especially when complex structures with large degrees of freedom are involved. Consequently, almost all the previous works described in the literature limited the structural members to a small number of large elements in the ANN model which resulted ANN model being insensitive to local damage. This study presents an approach to detect small structural damage using ANN method with progressive substructure zooming. It uses the substructure technique together with a multi-stage ANN models to detect the location and extent of the damage. Modal parameters such as frequencies and mode shapes are used as input to ANN. To demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach, a two-span continuous concrete slab structure and a three-storey portal frame are used as examples. Different damage scenarios have been introduced by reducing the local stiffness of the selected elements at different locations in the structures. The results show that this technique successfully detects all the simulated damages in the structure. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23477 Multi-Science Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Bakhary, N.
Hao, Hong
Deeks, A.
Structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring
title Structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring
title_full Structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring
title_fullStr Structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring
title_full_unstemmed Structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring
title_short Structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring
title_sort structure damage detection using neural network with multi-stage substructuring
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23477