Detecting damage in steel beams using modal strain energy based damage index and Artificial Neural Network

• Main Authors: Tan, Z.X., Thambiratnam, D.P., Chan, T.H.T., Razak, H.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17632/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2017.04.035

Structural failure can be prevented if the damage in the structure is detected at its onset and appropriate retrofitting carried out. Towards this end, this paper presents a vibration-based technique, using only the first vibration mode, for predicting damage and its location and severity in steel b...