Stiffness identification and damage localization via differential evolution algorithms

Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 436-449

  Casciati, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Damage; Differential evolution algorithm; Element stiffness matrix; Finite element analyses; Modal parameters; Objective function; Optimization problem

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHM; ELEMENT STIFFNESS MATRIX; MODAL PARAMETERS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 42449155569     PISSN: 15452255     EISSN: 15452263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stc.236     Document Type: Article

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