Progressive finite element model calibration of a long-span suspension bridge based on ambient vibration and static measurements

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2546-2556

  Wang, Hao ^a,b   Li, Ai Qun ^a   Li, Jian ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseline model; Finite element (FE); Model updating; Structural health monitoring; Suspension bridge

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT VIBRATIONS; BASELINE MODELS; CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES; DAMPING RATIO; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DURING CONSTRUCTION; EIGEN FREQUENCIES; FE MODEL; FIELD TEST; FINITE ELEMENT (FE); FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FREE-STANDING TOWER; FULL-BRIDGE; GOOD CORRELATIONS; ITERATIVE CALCULATION; LONG SPAN; MODE SHAPES; MODEL UPDATING; NATURAL VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC; PENALTY FUNCTION; PHYSICAL MEANINGS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; STATIC MEASUREMENTS; STATIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL MODELS; TWO PHASIS; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; ELECTRIC MEASURING BRIDGES; HEALTH; MODEL STRUCTURES; MONITORING; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); SUSPENSION BRIDGES; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION; DAMPING; DESIGN METHOD; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EIGENVALUE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VIBRATION;

EID: 77955456118     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.04.028     Document Type: Article

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