SEMINAR REPORT

O ON N
PERFORMANCE OF VIBRATION BASED DAMAGE
DETECTION METHODS USED IN BRIDGE
STRUCTURES

Submitted By
SHAHANAS P
REGISTER. NO
AWANCST010









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D DE EP PA AR RT TM ME EN NT T O OF F C CI IV VI IL L E EN NG GI IN NE EE ER RI IN NG G
AWH ENGINEERING COLLEGE
CALICUT-8, KERALA
2014







Certificate

This is to certify that this report entitled PERFORMANCE OF VIBRATION BASED
DAMAGE DETECTION METHODS USED IN BRIDGE STRUCTURES is a
bonafide record of the seminar presented by SHAHANAS P (REG.NO. AWANCST010)
under our guidance towards the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
Master of Technology Degree in Structural Engineering, of the University Of Calicut
during the year 2013-15.



Chairman of evaluation committee Head of the department
Dr. M.V SABEENA Mr. Rahmathulla. A
Professor Associate Professor
Dept. of Civil Engineering Dept. of Civil Engineering




ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to dedicate this seminar report to those individuals, whom I am
indebted for their guidance and encouragement.
First of all, I submit myself and this seminar report to the Lord almighty who
guided me through the course of collection of data for this seminar.
I would like to express my gratitude to my guide Ms. MV Sabeena, Department
of Civil engineering for her valuable suggestions and encouragement throughout the
course of seminar work.
I sincerely acknowledge our HOD, Mr. Rahmathulla.A for his support and
guidance during the seminar work.
I am grateful to our Honorable Principal Mr. Shahir V.K. for providing me with
all facilities and help for the successful completion of the seminar.
I also express my special thanks to other staff members of Civil Engineering
Department and to my friends for their suggestions regarding the seminar.




SHAHANAS P









ABSTRACT
As a part of vital infrastructure and transportation networks, bridge structures must
function safely at all times. However, due to heavier and faster moving vehicular loads
and function adjustment, such as Bus way accommodation, many bridges are now
operating at an overload beyond their design capacity. In this article, six damage
detection methods based on vibration monitoring were evaluated with a case study. The
dynamic simulation and modal parameters of a cracked composite bridge were obtained.
Here, the damage detection methods were evaluated under different crack depth,
extension of the damage and noise level. In this case study, evaluated damage detection
methods could detect damage for all the damage scenarios; however, their performance
was notably affected when noise was introduced to the vibration parameters.