Monitoring dynamic and quasi-static deformations of large flexible engineering structures with GPS: Accuracy, limitations and promises

Engineering Structures

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1471-1482

  Nickitopoulou, A ^a   Protopsalti, K ^a   Stiros, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Deformation; Displacement; Dynamic; Flexible structure; GPS; Measurement; Monitoring; Quasi static; Static

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MONITORING; STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EARTHQUAKE-INDUCED OSCILLATIONS; FLEXIBLE ENGINEERING STRUCTURES; QUASI-STATIC DEFORMATIONS;

FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MONITORING; STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; GPS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; MONITORING SYSTEM; SEISMIC DESIGN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 33745030517     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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