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PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING
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Paper 137

Damage Localization on a Suspension Bridge subject to Wind Induced Vibrations

M. Domaneschi1, M.P. Limongelli2 and L. Martinelli1

1Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
2Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Department
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
M. Domaneschi, M.P. Limongelli, L. Martinelli, "Damage Localization on a Suspension Bridge subject to Wind Induced Vibrations", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 137, 2013. doi:10.4203/ccp.102.137
Keywords: damage, identification, operational deformed shapes, suspension bridge, wind, steel frame deck.

Summary
In this paper the capability of the interpolation damage detection method for damage detection and localization on long span suspension bridges is investigated using a case study. The finite element model of an existing suspension bridge is considered for simulating vibration responses to spatially correlated wind actions. A 'signature' of the structure in the intact state has been obtained in terms of the power spectral densities of responses along the bridge deck. Subsequently, several damage scenarios have been simulated by reducing the stiffness of a limited number of elements along the bridge deck. The new damaged signature of the bridge in each of the damaged conditions has been obtained using a new wind loading history. The results demonstrate the good performance of the interpolation damage detection method to provide the correct identification of damage detection and localization for all the damage scenarios herein considered.

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