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Multi-scale model updating of a timber footbridge using experimental vibration data
Rafael Castro-Triguero,
Enrique Garcia-Macias,
Erick Saavedra Flores,
M.I. Friswell,
Rafael Gallego,
Michael Friswell
Engineering Computations, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 754 - 780
Swansea University Author: Michael Friswell
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DOI (Published version): 10.1108/EC-09-2015-0284
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to capture the actual structural behavior of the longest timber footbridge in Spain by means of a multi-scale model updating approach in conjunction with ambient vibration tests.Design/methodology/approachIn a first stage, a numerical pre-test analysis of the full...
| Published in: | Engineering Computations |
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| ISSN: | 0264-4401 |
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2017
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34547 |
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to capture the actual structural behavior of the longest timber footbridge in Spain by means of a multi-scale model updating approach in conjunction with ambient vibration tests.Design/methodology/approachIn a first stage, a numerical pre-test analysis of the full bridge is performed, using standard beam-type finite elements with isotropic material properties. This approach offers a first structural model in which optimal sensor placement (OSP) methodologies are applied to improve the system identification process. In particular, the effective independence (EFI) method is used to determine the optimal locations of a set of sensors. Ambient vibration tests are conducted to determine experimentally the modal characteristics of the structure. The identified modal parameters are compared with those values obtained from this preliminary model. To improve the accuracy of the numerical predictions, the material response is modeled by means of a homogenization-based multi-scale computational approach. In a second stage, the structure is modeled by means of three-dimensional solid elements with the above material definition, capturing realistically the full orthotropic mechanical properties of wood. A genetic algorithm (GA) technique is adopted to calibrate the micromechanical parameters which are either not well-known or susceptible to considerable variations when measured experimentally.FindingsAn overall good agreement is found between the results of the updated numerical simulations and the corresponding experimental measurements. The longitudinal and transverse Young's moduli, sliding and rolling shear moduli, density and natural frequencies are computed by the present approach. The obtained results reveal the potential predictive capabilities of the present GA/multi-scale/experimental approach to capture accurately the actual behavior of complex materials and structures.Originality/valueThe uniqueness and importance of this structure leads to an intensive study of its structural behavior. Ambient vibration tests are carried out under environmental excitation. Extraction of modal parameters is obtained from output-only experimental data. The EFI methodology is applied for the OSP on a large-scale structure. Information coming from several length scales, from sub-micrometer dimensions to macroscopic scales, is included in the material definition. The strong differences found between the stiffness along the longitudinal and transverse directions of wood lumbers are incorporated in the structural model. A multi-scale model updating approach is carried out by means of a GA technique to calibrate the micromechanical parameters which are either not well-known or susceptible to considerable variations when measured experimentally. |
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| Keywords: |
Model updating, Ambient vibration, Multi-scale finite element model, Optimal sensor placement, Timber footbridge |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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3 |
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754 |
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780 |