An attractive feature of FRP structures is that Fiber-Optic Sensors (FOS) can be naturally embedded during the production process and provide important structural information immediately after construction. Thus, FOS became very useful also for Vibration-Based Monitoring (VBM) applications. In VBM, damage identified by detecting damage-related changes in modal characteristics a structure, such ...

This paper presents the results of a recent field test carried out before opening phases Szapáry motorway bridge across Tisza River in central Hungary. The evaluation was based on static and dynamic load tests that provided information deflection, stresses, mode shapes along bridge. structure has two large continuous independent steel box girders cover spans floodplain river. Various configurat...

For the past three years, students in ARCE 483 Seismic Analysis and Design in the Architectural Engineering program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo have been designing experiments using K’nex toys. The resulting experiments have included the effects of fixity on natural frequency, flexible versus rigid performance, seismic activity on a bridge structure, soft story behavior in buildings, the effect...

a new design for replacing a missing anterior tooth is described. in this article, a lingually fixed partial denture, its advantages, disadvantages, indication and contraindications have been explained. the ability of this design to replace a single missing central or lateral incisor is discussed.

We have performed laser-Doppler vibrometry measurements of the vibration of a double-paddle oscillator. Seven modes with principally out-of-plane motion have been identified. Their resonance frequencies and mode shapes are in excellent agreement with three-dimensional finite element simulations. We have found that the second antisymmetric torsional mode has exceptionally good vibration isolatio...

The research described in this paper focuses on the application of modal strain techniques on a multi-girder bridge superstructure with the objectives of identifying the presence of damage and detecting false damage diagnosis for such structures. The case study is a one-third scale model of a slab-on-girder composite bridge superstructure, comprised of a steel-free concrete deck with FRP rebars...

This application note describes how to enable a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) to generate a quick and controlled waveform (rise time and wave shapes) from a predefined set of digital data. The rise time of a waveform generated using Automatic mode can be much quicker, but generation of all waveform shapes is not possible through Automatic mode. Automatic mode can generate square, triangle, ...

Traditional model updating methods make use of modal information as natural frequencies and mode shapes. Natural frequencies can be accurately identified, but this is not the case for mode shapes. Mode shapes are usually accurate to within 10% at best, which can reduce the accuracy of the updated model. To solve this problem, some researchers have proposed easier and more accurately than mode s...

Vibration-based methods of non-destructive damage detection utilizing curvature or strain energy mode shapes have been applied in a variety of applications. Attractive features of these methods include high sensitivity to damage and instant determination of the damage location. However, the quality of damage detection achieved in practice depends upon determining a proper sampling interval for ...