Crack Identification of Frame Structure by Means of Wavelet Analysis of Strain Mode

Abstract:

Based on wavelet transform of strain mode, the damage identification of plane frame was studied in this paper. After solving strain modal parameters of plane frames with cracks by means of the finite element theory, applying the gauss2 wavelet transform to analyze the stain mode of plane frame, and denoising the wavelet coefficients of the strain mode by db3 wavelet, the crack location of the plane frame could be identified by the maximum of wavelet coefficients after denoising. Taking one-story plane frame for example, three finite element models, including a frame beam with a crack, each frame column with a crack, and each frame beam and column with a crack, were set up separately, then the above-mentioned method was applied to identify the location of the crack. The results show the method is effective, and it may be useful in damage identification and diagnosis in structures.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 638-640)
• Pages: 36-40
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.638-640.36
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Yan Huang*
• Keywords: Strain Mode, Structural Damage Identification, Wavelet Denoising, Wavelet Transform (WT)

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