scholarly journals Damage Detection Method Using Support Vector Machine and First Three Natural Frequencies for Shear Structures

2013 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hien HoThu ◽  
Akira Mita
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Machine ◽  
Damage Detection ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Shear Structures

scholarly journals Structural Damage Detection Using Supervised Nonlinear Support Vector Machine

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Kian K. Sepahvand
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Machine ◽  
Damage Detection ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Training Data ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Lightweight Structures ◽  
Straightforward Method ◽  
Classification Boundary ◽  
Nonlinear Support

Damage detection, using vibrational properties, such as eigenfrequencies, is an efficient and straightforward method for detecting damage in structures, components, and machines. The method, however, is very inefficient when the values of the natural frequencies of damaged and undamaged specimens exhibit slight differences. This is particularly the case with lightweight structures, such as fiber-reinforced composites. The nonlinear support vector machine (SVM) provides enhanced results under such conditions by transforming the original features into a new space or applying a kernel trick. In this work, the natural frequencies of damaged and undamaged components are used for classification, employing the nonlinear SVM. The proposed methodology assumes that the frequencies are identified sequentially from an experimental modal analysis; for the study propose, however, the training data are generated from the FEM simulations for damaged and undamaged samples. It is shown that nonlinear SVM using kernel function yields in a clear classification boundary between damaged and undamaged specimens, even for minor variations in natural frequencies.

scholarly journals Damage Location Index of Shear Structures Based on Changes in First Two Natural Frequencies

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hien HoThu ◽  
Akira Mita
Keyword(s):  
System Identification ◽  
Damage Detection ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Identification Methods ◽  
Damage Location ◽  
Shear Structures ◽  
Stiffness Reduction ◽  
Shear Building

A method of detecting the location of damage in shear structures by using only the changes in first two natural frequencies of the translational modes is proposed. This damage detection method can determine the damage location in a shear building by using a Damage Location Index (DLI) based on two natural frequencies for undamaged and damaged states. In this study, damage is assumed to be represented by the reduction in stiffness. This stiffness reduction results in a change in natural frequencies. The uncertainty associated with system identification methods for obtaining natural frequencies is also carefully considered. Some simulations and experiments on shear structures were conducted to verify the performance of the proposed method.

Elimination of outlier measurements for damage detection of structures under changing environmental conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 147592172199847
Author(s):  
William Soo Lon Wah ◽  
Yining Xia
Keyword(s):  
Damage Detection ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Bridge Structure ◽  
Beam Structure ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Difference

Damage detection methods developed in the literature are affected by the presence of outlier measurements. These measurements can prevent small levels of damage to be detected. Therefore, a method to eliminate the effects of outlier measurements is proposed in this article. The method uses the difference in fits to examine how deleting an observation affects the predicted value of a model. This allows the observations that have a large influence on the model created, to be identified. These observations are the outlier measurements and they are eliminated from the database before the application of damage detection methods. Eliminating the outliers before the application of damage detection methods allows the normal procedures to detect damage, to be implemented. A multiple-regression-based damage detection method, which uses the natural frequencies as both the independent and dependent variables, is also developed in this article. A beam structure model and an experimental wooden bridge structure are analysed using the multiple-regression-based damage detection method with and without the application of the method proposed to eliminate the effects of outliers. The results obtained demonstrate that smaller levels of damage can be detected when the effects of outlier measurements are eliminated using the method proposed in this article.

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