Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is of utmost importance for the preservation and safe operation of historical arch bridges. This paper presents the development of a SHM strategy aimed at the model-based damage assessment of masonry bridges using frequency data. Structural damage induces natural f...

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Main Authors: Paolo Borlenghi, Antonella Saisi, Carmelo Gentile
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Developments in the Built Environment
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165924002369
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description Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is of utmost importance for the preservation and safe operation of historical arch bridges. This paper presents the development of a SHM strategy aimed at the model-based damage assessment of masonry bridges using frequency data. Structural damage induces natural frequency changes that are strictly related to the damage location. Consequently, a numerical model capable of reproducing the intact dynamic characteristics should allow to simulate damage scenarios, including the observed one, with the anomaly localisation being performed through the similarity between the experimentally detected frequency changes and the numerically simulated ones. The proposed methodology is based on the availability of an appropriate knowledge of the investigated structure, allowing to define a Finite Element (FE) model that accurately reproduces the system dynamic characteristics. Hence, the SHM strategy involves: (a) the use of the calibrated model to simulate different damage scenarios, so that a Damage Location Reference Matrix (DLRM) is defined through the associated frequency shifts; (b) the damage detection through statistical pattern recognition of vibration data; (c) the damage localisation through the comparison between the identified frequency changes and those defined in the DLRM matrix. Pseudo-experimental monitoring data, referring to a historical masonry viaduct, were generated and used to exemplify the reliability and accuracy of the developed algorithms in detecting and localizing damage.
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spelling doaj-art-565f29b2d63f4b2482dd8d5c76d30f952024-12-17T05:00:57ZengElsevierDevelopments in the Built Environment2666-16592024-12-0120100555Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperaturePaolo Borlenghi0Antonella Saisi1Carmelo Gentile2Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering (ABC), Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133, Milan, ItalyDepartment of Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering (ABC), Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133, Milan, ItalyCorresponding author.; Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering (ABC), Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133, Milan, ItalyStructural Health Monitoring (SHM) is of utmost importance for the preservation and safe operation of historical arch bridges. This paper presents the development of a SHM strategy aimed at the model-based damage assessment of masonry bridges using frequency data. Structural damage induces natural frequency changes that are strictly related to the damage location. Consequently, a numerical model capable of reproducing the intact dynamic characteristics should allow to simulate damage scenarios, including the observed one, with the anomaly localisation being performed through the similarity between the experimentally detected frequency changes and the numerically simulated ones. The proposed methodology is based on the availability of an appropriate knowledge of the investigated structure, allowing to define a Finite Element (FE) model that accurately reproduces the system dynamic characteristics. Hence, the SHM strategy involves: (a) the use of the calibrated model to simulate different damage scenarios, so that a Damage Location Reference Matrix (DLRM) is defined through the associated frequency shifts; (b) the damage detection through statistical pattern recognition of vibration data; (c) the damage localisation through the comparison between the identified frequency changes and those defined in the DLRM matrix. Pseudo-experimental monitoring data, referring to a historical masonry viaduct, were generated and used to exemplify the reliability and accuracy of the developed algorithms in detecting and localizing damage.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165924002369Arch bridgesDamage identificationHistorical constructionsModel updatingNatural frequencyStructural health monitoring
spellingShingle Paolo Borlenghi
Antonella Saisi
Carmelo Gentile
Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature
Developments in the Built Environment
Arch bridges
Damage identification
Historical constructions
Model updating
Natural frequency
Structural health monitoring
title Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature
title_full Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature
title_fullStr Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature
title_full_unstemmed Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature
title_short Vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature
title_sort vibration monitoring of masonry bridges to assess damage under changing temperature
topic Arch bridges
Damage identification
Historical constructions
Model updating
Natural frequency
Structural health monitoring
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165924002369
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