Experimental Damage Identification in Masonry Structures by OMA

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Title: Experimental Damage Identification in Masonry Structures by OMA
Authors: Bru, David | Ivorra, Salvador | Camassa, Domenico
Research Group/s: Grupo de Ensayo, Simulación y Modelización de Estructuras (GRESMES)
Center, Department or Service: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ingeniería Civil
Keywords: Masonry | TRM | Damping | OMA
Issue Date: 29-May-2023
Publisher: IEEE
Citation: Bru, David; Ivorra, Salvador; Camassa, Domenico. “Experimental Damage Identification in Masonry Structures by OMA”. In: 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment MetroLivEnv Proceedings. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2023. ISBN 978-1-6654-5692-0
Abstract: This paper presents a study carried out in different types of masonry structures to identify existing damage through dynamic identification techniques using operational modal analysis. A cross vault, a masonry wall and a simple clay brick construction have been analyzed. The three cases have been tested on a full scale in the laboratory. The cross vault has been subjected to a settlement of one of its supports, the damage has occurred and then it has been repaired by using Textile Reinforced Mortars (TRM). In the case of the wall and the simple construction, the damage has been generalized by means of horizontal loads simulating a seismic action by a cyclic incremental load, after the generation of the damage, it has been repaired using TRM. In all cases, a dynamic identification has been carried out prior to the generation of the damage, after the generation of the damage and later after its repair, finally after a new process of damage the structural health changes have been monitored. In the four phases, an identification of the dynamic characteristics of the structures has been carried out, both main frequencies and damping factor associated with each mode shape. Regarding operational modal analysis, the first vibration modes have been identified. Singular Value Plot have been obtained through the EFDD technique. In general terms, the results of the investigation showed that the effect of cracking generated by both horizontal cyclic loads and vertical displacements located in one of the supports generated a decrease in the vibration frequencies and an increase in the structural damping factors for the different vibration modes. On the other hand, in relation to the effect of the reinforcement techniques employed, the results showed the feasibility of recovering or even slightly increasing the stiffness of the original damaged structure. However, the results for the strengthened structures also showed that the intervention on the damaged structure tended to reduce the structural damping factors with respect to the unreinforced structure. In addition, it was also observed that after the tests the reinforced and newly damaged structures showed dynamic characteristics very similar to the unreinforced damaged structures.
Sponsor: The authors want to acknowledge Spanish Ministry of Universities for the funding provided through Projects RTI2018-101148-B-100 and BIA2015-69952-R, and also the Grupo Mapei and the Grupo Puma for their invaluable assistance.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/134960
ISBN: 978-1-6654-5692-0
Language: eng
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject
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