Uncertainty quantification in the damage assessment of a cable-stayed bridge by means of fuzzy numbers

Computers and Structures

Volumn 87, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 1077-1084

  Degrauwe, D ^a   De Roeck, G ^a   Lombaert, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cable stayed bridge; Damage identification; Fuzzy analysis; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE DESIGN; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION; FINITE ELEMENT; FUZZY ANALYSIS; FUZZY NUMBERS; NATURAL VIBRATION FREQUENCY; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

BOX GIRDER BRIDGES; BRIDGE CABLES; CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

EID: 67651238445     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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