A frequency response-based structural damage identification using model updating method

Structural model updating by estimation of stiffness and mass parameters via monitoring of dynamic characteristics has attracted much attention in recent decades. In this study, frequency response functions (FRF) are utilized in order to identify unknown structural parameters using a sensitivity-based model updating approach. A sensitivity equation that diminishes adverse effects of incompleteness of FRF data is proposed for model updating. Efficiency of the proposed method and impacts of measurement errors and incompleteness of measured data are examined numerically through a truss reference example. The stiffness and mass parameters of the intact model are updated using the damped FRFs of the simulated damaged model. The results demonstrate that the proposed method is capable of precisely identifying the location and the severity of damage in all studied cases.