Damage detection on beam structures by means of VCUPDATE

Abstract

One of the most promising computational methods in the field of Structural Health Monitoring is the Finite Element Model Updating. The VCUPDATE solution presented in this work is a Scilab code performing the iterative updating algorithm interfaced with a Finite Element code (OpenSees or ANSYS) executing the numerical analysis. The code is applied to the damage detection on beam structures. At first, a simple case numerically generated by OpenSees is investigated. Subsequently, using experimental test data, the code is applied to a real structure by using OpenSees as well as ANSYS.