Excitation sources for structural health monitoring of bridges

• Main Author: Alwash, Mazin Baqir
• Other Authors: Wegner, Leon, Sparling, Bruce, Green, Mark, Boulifiza, Moh, Sparks, Gord, Fotouhi, Reza
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: dynamic excitation; Vibration based damage detection; Bridge testing; Hudson Bay; Canada; Hudson; Regina
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-04242010-174348

Vibration-based damage detection (VBDD) methods are structural health monitoring techniques that utilize changes to the dynamic characteristics of a structure (i.e. its natural frequencies, mode shapes, and damping properties) as indicators of damage. While conceptually simple, considerable research...