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Area of Science:

  • Structural Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Non-destructive Testing

Background:

  • Modal analysis is crucial for Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of cement-based structures.
  • Dynamic characteristics of structures directly correlate with their material health status.
  • Existing damage identification methods often rely on numerical models of undamaged structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a damage identification methodology for concrete beams under increasing load.
  • To utilize modal curvatures and Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) for damage detection.
  • To develop synthetic damage indices without requiring a numerical model of the pristine structure.

Main Methods:

  • Performed increasing level load tests on concrete beams.
  • Computed modal curvatures and applied Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) to identify damage-induced changes.
  • Defined novel synthetic damage indices to quantify structural integrity.

Main Results:

  • The first mode shape (Mode I) demonstrated the highest sensitivity to structural damage.
  • Observed significant changes including a decrease in natural vibration frequency (up to -67%) and a fivefold increase in loss factor.
  • Detected alterations in mode shape morphology, characterized by the appearance of a cusp, indicating damage.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed damage indices show promise for assessing concrete structure health.
  • The methodology effectively highlights damage-related changes using modal analysis and CWT.
  • Further research is required to refine damage level distinction and enable in-field applications.