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Application of convolution-based transforms such as Fourier transform and wavelet transform are among the widely-used approaches in structural identification problems. These methods, however, are mostly based on a classical damping model for the structures. Hence, such methods cannot be used to accurately identify the modal properties of non-classically damped systems, such as structures equipped with energy dissipated devices, base isolated and multi-segment structures. In this study, complex-valued wavelet transform is used to identify the dynamic properties of structures with arbitrary damping models. This method is known to be able to identify the modal properties of highly damped... 

In this study, irregularities of the mode shapes are utilized to determine the delamination situation in a composite laminated beam. Modal analysis is used to obtain the mode shapes of the beam; afterwards, the mode shapes are filtered to extract their irregularities. Presence of any delamination and its situation (number, size and location along the length and thickness of the beam) affects the extracted irregularities. Here, detection of delamination is based on these irregularities of the mode shapes. One of the most important advantages of this method is that unlike many other similar methods, in many cases, the mode shapes of damaged structure are sufficient and the exact mode shapes... 

Digital image processing techniques are widely used in many areas of research and application such as astronomic monitoring, medical diagnosis, product quality control and weather forecasting. The captured film by camera, is converted into displacement data by using Matlab software and image processing methods. This study intends to provide “proof-of-concept” for the techniques, applying them to identification problems involving the simple pendulum, pendulum in-water, the car suspension system. Studies further illustrate that the digital imaging procedure and algorithms developed for the simple problems can be extended for identification of modal properties and structural characteristics.... 

Fatigue crack growth can have harmful effects on the reliability rotary machine. While an early warning to crack, can be used to extend the life of these expensive machines and increase reliability.Structural Vibration Condition Monitoring as a primary fault detection method, achieved to a lot amazing result and for this reason studies vibration behavior of cracked rotational shaft is a big issue for engineers of dynamic machine.In this research, first check the fault detection methods based on structural vibration condition monitoring, mode shape methods were extracted. Then by modeling rotational shaft in computer and creation of crack on it, fault detection quality of these methods have... 

Damage and collapse in structural systems due to unexpected structural loading that seems to be inevitable sometimes leads to financial and human losses, despite of all safety measures considered for the system. Therefore, using structural health monitoring methods in order to estimate structural damages and preventing structural collapse, have drawn a lot of attention. In this study, the performance of different system identification methods such as mode shape curvature method, energy method, etc., to extract the dynamic properties of a cable-stayed bridge is examined. One of the main features of this study is to consider the seismic response of the bridge under multiple support excitations... 

This research is on damage detection in beams using changes in their vibration behavior with respect to damage. The aim of this research is to investigate the sensitivity of strain mode shapes to damage and the feasibility of their using in damage detection. Comparison with displacement mode shapes is another main subject of this research. For this aim, at first an experimental study has been conducted at the structures lab of Sharif University of Technology, to investigate the sensitivity of modal parameters of an Aluminum beam to progressive damage. Then a beam has been modeled numerically sing shell elements. Also a new frequency response function (FRF), here called the strain frequency... 

In this research, the reliability of time domain modal identification methods is studied. First three different MIMO time domain method are studied which are EITD, PRCE and ERA. The effectiveness and accuracy of the methods are evaluated for simulated mass-spring system and numerical cantilever beam in EMA (using time history data of impulse response directly) and OMA (using correlation function of random response of the structure) cases. Based on the results achived in this section, the most qualified method is identified (which was ERA) to continue the research. In order to evaluate the reliability of time domain OMA technique in case of repeated modes, first a numerical plate is studied... 

The purpose of this project is to model a rotating beam with variable properties of the cross section and also to present an active control method for suppressing the undesired vibrations due to external loading. The beam is modeled as a cantilever Euler-Bernoulli beam with nonuniform physical and geometrical properties. For a practical example, the characteristics of a wind turbine blade was used to solve the problem. The analyzed blade in this study is NREL 5-MW wind turbine blade. But the method can be extended to be used for other blades as well . First the natural frequencies and modeshapes were computed by MATLAB. Then by applying pole placement method, a control strategy was designed... 

This study aimed to develop a method for locating damages in the early stages of damage expansion in plate components of the structure using a one-dimensional discrete wavelet function. Continuous monitoring of the health of structures to preserve and repair them to protect the lives and property of individuals and national capitals and to lower the direct and indirect economic costs imposed on society is vital and inevitable for society's decision-makers. Because the damage to the structure caused by earthquakes occurring during the lifetime of the structure, exhaustion of structural components, improper implementation of the structure at the time of construction, and other events that...