Damage Diagnosis in Self-Compacting Concrete Beams Base on Eigenfrequencies and Mode Shape Derivatives

Abstract:

In this paper, modal characteristics of self-compacting concrete (SCC) beams were studied through experiment. 3 self-compacting concrete beams were gradually damaged and then subjected to vibration test in free-free boundary conditions after each load step. From analysis, eigenfrequencies could indicate the existence of damage but it could not represent the damage locations. Modal Assurance Criterion (MAC) is lesser reliable to indicate crack damage compare to eigenfrequencies. Next to these, capacity for damage detection and localization of Coordinate Modal Assurance Criterion (COMAC) and the flexibility matrix method are also examined and compared. This paper introduces in detail the dynamic properties and damage localization methods in SCC, which provide basal databases of damage diagnosis for SCC structures and promote the popularization of SCC in civil infrastructures.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 160)
• Pages: 307-312
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.160.307
• Online since: March 2012
• Authors: Rui Zhang, Zhen Fu Chen, Yuan Chu Gan, Qiu Wang Tao
• Keywords: Damage Diagnosis, Dynamic Propertry, Eigenfrequencies, Mode Shapes Derivatives, Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC)

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