Papers by Keyword: Damage Simulation

Abstract: Recent studies in the field of Structural Health Monitoring SHM using nondestructive test NDT have shown promising applications for parameter estimation methods based on finite element FE models of bridge structures. Using measurements data, carried out during the experiment on real bridge structures, in situ, one can estimate the structural parameters of the bridge. These parameters can be used further in the process of model updating, model verification, structural evaluation and damage assessment. This paper aims to determine the structural parameters using the PARIS approach from a simulated FE model of a real bridge structure subjected to a typical bridge damage scenario. The MATLAB computer based program, entitled PARIS PARmeter Identification System used for the study case illustrated in this paper is applied for the Finite Element FE model updating of a reinforced concrete bridge, located in Iași municipality. PARIS software takes advantage of the Application Programming Interface API of a standalone structural computing software allowing to perform the necessary computational steps for the model updating process. In the same time the application of this software, recently developed by Prof. Masoud Sanayei permits the use of static and modal measurements, as input data, for the estimation of stiffness and mass parameters at the element level of the bridge. The obtained results of the updated model are useful in the process of further validation of a simulated damage test data. Finally, the results based on FE model parameter estimation can be useful for the structural health monitoring and condition assessment process of the bridge structure.

Abstract: Aiming at the characteristic that the ground complex electronic equipments are apt to be killed by fragments, and for the purpose of solving the problem about the damage data shortage of the complex equipments BDAR study, on the basis of current study production, perfected is the fragments damage probility model of the ground target, and the geometrical model describing method, the explosion rule, the fragment simulation method and the target damage simulation method are put forward. By developing the damage simulation platform, the damage simulation method’s validity is affirmed

Abstract: As a universal finite element method commercial software, ABAQUS has been widely used in scientific research and engineering applications. However, convergence difficulties are familiar issues while carrying out damage and fracture analysis. Several methods, which are helpful to avoid these convergence problems, are presented in this paper. Baseline simulations about damage initiation and propagation in composites indicate that a larger value of viscous regularization causes the peak of the reaction force to be higher. A smaller viscosity parameter is better than bigger one. Other advanced techniques, include using automatic stabilization and customized general solution controls, are adoptable to improve convergence in ABAQUS/Standard analysis. The results of the paper are expected to provide guidance for the new user of ABAQUS.

Abstract: The optimal selection of discriminatory features from large datasets remains a pressing problem in damage identification. In this paper, a Bayesian approach to classification and feature selection is introduced and applied to a challenging experimental problem.