Use of modal flexibility for damage detection and condition assessment: Case studies and demonstrations on large structures

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1699-1712

  Catbas, F Necati ^a   Brown, David L ^b   Aktan, A Emin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Displacement; Dynamics; Flexibility; Modal analysis; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; DISPLACEMENT; FLEXIBILITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS; DATA REDUCTION; DYNAMICS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MODAL ANALYSIS; MONITORING;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 33750143888     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:11(1699)     Document Type: Article

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