Output-only modal identification of a reinforced concrete bridge from radar-based measurements

NDT and E International

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 544-553

  Gentile, Carmelo ^a   Bernardini, Giulia ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IDS INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEMI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambient vibration testing; Bridge; Interferometry; Output only modal analysis; Radar

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DETECTORS; ELECTRIC MEASURING BRIDGES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; RADIO; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SENSORS; TESTING;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; AMBIENT VIBRATIONS; CONVENTIONAL SENSORS; DYNAMIC TESTING; ELSEVIER (CO); HIGH SENSITIVITY (HS); LARGE STRUCTURES; MODE SHAPES; NONCONTACT (NC); OUTPUT ONLY MODAL IDENTIFICATION; PAPER ADDRESSES; RADAR SENSORS; REINFORCED CONCRETE (RC) BRIDGES; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; VIBROMETER;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 48149095223     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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