Crack parameter estimation in structures using finite element modeling |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Jordan, Jordan;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hashemite University, Al-zarqa 13115, Jordan;1. Dynamical Systems and Risk Laboratory, Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland;2. Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland;1. University of Minnesota, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering, 500 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;2. University of Pittsburgh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 3700 O''Hara Street, 742 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States;1. Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, United States;2. Mechanical Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering, RPI, Troy, NY, 12180, United States |
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| Abstract: | This paper addresses the problem of linear crack quantification, crack depth estimation and localization, in structures. An optimization technique based on a finite element model for cracked structural elements is employed in the estimation of crack parameters for beam, truss and two-dimensional frame structures. The modal data for the cracked structures are obtained by solving the corresponding eigenvalue problem. The error in the modal data is simulated by an additive noise that follows the normal distribution. The simulated reduced modal data is expanded using the eigenvector projection method. Numerical examples showed that this technique gives good results for cracks with high depth ratio. The accuracy of the estimated crack parameters depends on (1) the number of modes used, (2) the error level in the cracked structure modal data and (3) the number of measured degrees of freedom in the case of reduced modal data. |
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