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2. Inverse Unit Load Method for Full-Field Reconstruction of Bending Stiffness in Girder Bridges.
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Run-Zhou You, Ting-Hua Yi, Liang Ren, and Hong-Nan Li
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- 2023
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3. Early Anomaly Warning of Environment-Induced Bridge Modal Variability through Localized Principal Component Differences.
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Zhen Wang, Ting-Hua Yi, Dong-Hui Yang, Hong-Nan Li, Guan-Hua Zhang, and Ji-Gang Han
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- 2022
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4. Modeling Deformation Induced by Thermal Loading Using Long-Term Bridge Monitoring Data.
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Guang-Dong Zhou, Ting-Hua Yi, Bin Chen, and Xin Chen
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BRIDGE design & construction ,DEFORMATIONS (Mechanics) ,NONLINEAR systems ,STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,STATISTICAL correlation - Abstract
An accurate correlation model between thermal loading and deformation is required for facilitating a reliable deformation-based condition evaluation in bridge service periods. In this paper, a general approach for modeling closed-form thermal correlation of deformation based on monitoring data is proposed and applied in a long-span arch bridge. First, samples of all available thermal variables and deformation induced by thermal loading are prepared by averaging preprocessed monitoring records at a 10-min interval. Then these available thermal variables are reduced to several predominant thermal variables, each of which represents a cluster of thermal variables with statistical similarity and has the strongest relationship with the thermal deformation in concern. Finally, the model of thermal deformation is formulated as a weighted sum of fitted functions of predominant thermal variables. The weighted coefficients are calculated by the back-propagation neural network technique combined with the mean impact value method and the fitted functions are estimated by the nonlinear least-squares method. The proposed approach is applied to 1 year of monitoring data obtained from a sophisticated structural health monitoring system deployed on the Jiubao Bridge. The proposed method is validated and a closed-form thermal correlation model of vertical deformation in the Jiubao Bridge is established. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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5. Wavelet-Galerkin method for reconstruction of structural dynamic responses.
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Tao Lai, Ting-Hua Yi, and Hong-Nan Li
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WAVELETS (Mathematics) ,GALERKIN methods ,STRUCTURAL dynamics ,DIFFERENTIAL equations ,NUMERICAL analysis - Abstract
In this article, the wavelet-Galerkin method is adopted for calculating structural dynamic responses under the framework of multiresolution analysis. At first, the second-order differential equation of motion is transformed into wavelet domain through function expansion with scaling function at the chosen resolution level. The number of basis function is uniquely determined, and the corresponding coefficients are approximated by numerical quadrature method. And then the two-term connection coefficients are derived and computed at various scales. After this, the dynamic responses of the system with single degree of freedom subjected to sinusoidal excitation are obtained and validated. Subsequently, the proposed method is extended to multidegree-of-freedom systems based on mode-superposition method. Finally, the parametric study is performed, and the simulation results show that the identified dynamic responses match the true responses very well with appropriate choice of the resolution level and the wavelet order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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6. Optimum Value of Negative Stiffness and Additional Damping in Civil Structures.
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Chunxu Qu, Hong-Nan Li, Linsheng Huo, and Ting-Hua Yi
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STIFFNESS (Engineering) ,HOMOTOPY theory ,DAMPING (Mechanics) ,FEEDBACK control systems ,SHEAR (Mechanics) - Abstract
The negative stiffness (NS) phenomenon and additional supplemental damping (AD) were proposed and investigated in recent years. Despite the bulk of literature on the base shear reduction for structures with the NS at the base or on the first story, the application of the NS and AD in the stories of a superstructure was barely studied. Considering the implementation of the NS and AD in a passive way, this paper proposes an innovative approach to optimize the NS and AD values on the different stories of civil structures. First, the formulation is derived to convert the optimization of NS and AD to the static feedback decentralized controller design problem. Then, the controller is searched by homotopy path, which leads to a local optimal solution. Finally, the procedure is validated by a 20-story benchmark structural model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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7. Innovative Design of a Health Monitoring System and Its Implementation in a Complicated Long-Span Arch Bridge.
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Guang Dong Zhou, Ting Hua Yi, and Bin Chen
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LONG-span bridges ,STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,DETECTORS - Abstract
The implementation and operation of health monitoring systems in structures is an effective method of evaluating structural serviceability, reliability, safety, and integrity and providing economical maintenance and repair planning. This paper reports on an innovative structural health monitoring (SHM) system designed and permanently deployed on a complicated long-span arch bridge during its construction for the purpose of continuous performance monitoring throughout the bridge's lifespan. The SHM system integrates several novel and practice-based concepts--i.e., life-cycle concerns for system design and implementation; newly designed high-performance sensors; flexible, modularized hardware and software; multilevel data management; multiscale condition evaluation; and reliable warning strategies. More than 300 sensors of 10 types are installed on the bridge with the aim of monitoring the environmental effects and structural responses. The innovative design and implementation of the monitoring system are presented together with a functional description of each subsystem. Selected preliminary monitoring results are outlined, including structural temperatures, main girder deformations, relationship between structural temperature and main girder deformation, and dynamic responses. The architecture of this SHM system is expected to provide a valuable reference for other structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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8. Sensor Fault Diagnosis for Structural Health Monitoring Based on Statistical Hypothesis Test and Missing Variable Approach.
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Hai-Bin Huang, Ting-Hua Yi, and Hong-Nan Li
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STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,SENSOR networks ,SYSTEM failures - Abstract
Using structural monitoring data collected from a sensor network to assess the health condition of a monitored structure relies on the accurate operation of the sensors and therefore could be affected by various sensor faults. This paper presents a sensor-fault detection and isolation approach with application to structural health monitoring. Principal-component analysis (PCA) is first applied to model the fault-free history monitoring data to generate uncorrelated residuals, which can be seen as the projection of the additional measurement noise into the residual subspace of the PCA transform. Then, under the assumption that the measurement noise is Gaussian distributed, a statistical hypothesis test model is established for the subsequent sensor-fault detection procedure, after that two fault detectors are deduced through the rejection of the null hypothesis. Next, the missing variable approach is used to establish an isolation index to identify the specific faulty sensor. A benchmark structure developed for bridge health monitoring is adopted to validate and demonstrate the performance of the proposed method, and the analysis results indicate that the method is effective in detecting and isolating both bias and drift sensor faults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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9. A generalized Pareto distribution--based extreme value model of thermal gradients in a long-span bridge combining parameter updating.
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Guang-Dong Zhou, Ting-Hua Yi, Bin Chen, and Huan Zhang
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PARETO distribution ,RELIABILITY in engineering ,MONTE Carlo method ,BAYESIAN analysis ,EXTREME value theory - Abstract
Estimating extreme value models with high reliability for thermal gradients is a significant task that must be completed before reasonable thermal loads and possible thermal stress in long-span bridges are evaluated. In this article, a generalized Pareto distribution--based extreme value model combining parameter updating has been developed to describe the statistical characteristics of thermal gradients in a long-span bridge. The procedure of excluding correlation and the approach of selecting a proper threshold are suggested to prepare samples for generalized Pareto distribution estimation. A Bayesian estimation, which has the capability of updating model parameters by fusing prior information and incoming monitoring data, is proposed to fit the generalized Pareto distribution--based model. Furthermore, the Gibbs sampling, which is a Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm, is adopted to derive the Bayesian posterior distribution. Finally, the proposed method is applied to the field monitoring data of thermal gradients in the Jiubao Bridge. The extreme value models of thermal gradients for the Jiubao Bridge are established, and the extreme thermal gradients with different return periods are extrapolated. The results indicate that the generalized Pareto distribution--based extreme value model has a strong ability to represent the statistical features of thermal gradients for the Jiubao Bridge, and the Bayesian estimation combining parameter updating provides high-precision generalized Pareto distribution--based models for predicting extreme thermal gradients. The predicted extreme thermal gradients are expected to evaluate and design long-span bridges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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10. Special Issue on Health Monitoring Technologies for Civil Infrastructure.
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Hong-Nan Li, Ting-Hua Yi, and Pizhong Qiao
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STRUCTURAL analysis (Engineering) ,STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,SKYSCRAPERS ,SKYSCRAPER design & construction - Abstract
An introduction to the journal is presented which discusses various papers published within the issue, including one on damage identification for structures under traffic-induced vibration, one on a structural health monitoring system for a high-rise building, and another on the construction process of the Shenzhen Vanke Center.
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- 2017
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11. Study on Strength and Ultrasonic Velocity of Air-Entrained Concrete and Plain Concrete in Cold Environment.
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Huai-shuai Shang, Ting-hua Yi, and Xing-xing Guo
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CONCRETE ,CONSTRUCTION materials ,VELOCITY ,COLOR of concrete ,SPEED - Abstract
Nondestructive testing technology is essential in the quality inspection of repair, alteration, and renovation of the existing engineering, especially for concrete structure in severe environment. The objective of this work is to deal with the behavior of ultrasonic velocity and mechanical properties of plain concrete and air-entrained concrete subjected to freeze-thaw cycles (F-T-C). The ultrasonic velocity and mechanical properties (tensile strength, compressive strength, cubic compressive strength, and splitting strength) of C30 air-entrained concrete and plain concrete with different water-cement ratio (water-cement ratio was 0.55, 0.45, and 0.50, resp.) after F-T cycles were measured. The influences of F-T cycles on ultrasonic velocity and mechanical properties of C30 air-entrained concrete and plain concrete were analyzed. And the relationship between mechanical properties and ultrasonic velocity was established. The experimental results can be useful for the design of new concrete structure, maintenance and life prediction of existing concrete structure such as offshore platform and concrete dock wall. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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12. A Summary Review of Correlations between Temperatures and Vibration Properties of Long-Span Bridges.
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Guang-Dong Zhou and Ting-Hua Yi
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LONG-span bridges ,VIBRATION (Mechanics) ,TEMPERATURE effect ,STRUCTURAL failures ,NUMERICAL analysis - Abstract
The shift of modal parameters induced by temperature fluctuation may mask the changes of vibration properties caused by structural damage and result in false structural condition identification. Thoroughly understanding the temperature effects on vibration properties of long-span bridges becomes an especially important issue before vibration-based damage detection methodologies are applied in real bridges. This paper presents an overview of current research activities and developments in the field of correlations between temperatures and vibration properties of long-span bridges. The theoretical derivation methods using classical structural dynamics and closed-form formulations are first briefly introduced. Then the trend analysis methods that are intended to extract the degree of variability in vibration property under temperature variation for different bridges by numerical analysis, laboratory test, or field monitoring are reviewed in detail. Following that, the development of quantitative models to quantify the temperature influence on vibration properties is discussed including the linear model, nonlinear model, and learning model. Finally, some promising research efforts for promoting the study of correlations between temperatures and vibration properties of long-span bridges are suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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13. Behavior of HPC with Fly Ash after Elevated Temperature.
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Huai-Shuai Shang and Ting-Hua Yi
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HIGH strength concrete ,FIRE resistance of building materials ,THERMAL properties of concrete ,COMPRESSIVE strength ,FLEXURAL strength - Abstract
For use in fire resistance calculations, the relevant thermal properties of high-performance concrete (HPC) with fly ash were determined through an experimental study. These properties included compressive strength, cubic compressive strength, cleavage strength, flexural strength, and the ultrasonic velocity at various temperatures (20, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500°C) for high-performance concrete. The effect of temperature on compressive strength, cubic compressive strength, cleavage strength, flexural strength, and the ultrasonic velocity of the high-performance concrete with fly ash was discussed according to the experimental results. The change of surface characteristics with the temperature was observed. It can serve as a reference for the maintenance, design, and the life prediction of high-performance concrete engineering, such as high-rise building, subjected to elevated temperatures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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14. Freeze-Thaw Durability of Air-Entrained Concrete.
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Huai-Shuai Shang and Ting-Hua Yi
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FREEZE-thaw cycles ,AIR-entrained concrete ,ABRUPT climate change ,CORROSION & anti-corrosives - Published
- 2013
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15. Safety Early Warning Research for Highway Construction Based on Case-Based Reasoning and Variable Fuzzy Sets.
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Yan Liu, Ting-Hua Yi, and Zhen-Jun Xu
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BALLISTIC missile early warning system ,ROAD construction ,CASE-based reasoning ,FUZZY sets ,CONSTRUCTION projects ,SUPPORT vector machines - Published
- 2013
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16. Recent Developments on Wireless Sensor Networks Technology for Bridge Health Monitoring.
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Guang-Dong Zhou and Ting-Hua Yi
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WIRELESS sensor networks ,STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,SYNCHRONIZATION ,ELECTRIC network topology ,ELECTRONIC data processing ,ELECTRIC power management ,DEPLOYMENT (Military strategy) - Abstract
Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems have shown great potential to sense the responses of a bridge system, diagnose the current structural conditions, predict the expected future performance, provide information for maintenance, and validate design hypotheses. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) that have the benefits of reducing implementation costs of SHM systems as well as improving data processing efficiency become an attractive alternative to traditional tethered sensor systems. This paper introduces recent technology developments in the field of bridge health monitoring usingWSNs. As a special application ofWSNs, the requirements and characteristics of WSNs when used for bridge health monitoring are firstly briefly discussed. Then, the state of the art in WSNs-based bridge health monitoring systems is reviewed including wireless sensor, network topology, data processing technology, powermanagement, and time synchronization. Following that, the performance validations and applications of WSNs in bridge health monitoring through scale models and field deployment are presented. Finally, some existing problems and promising research efforts for promoting applications ofWSNs technology in bridge health monitoring throughout the world are explored. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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17. The Node Arrangement Methodology of Wireless Sensor Networks for Long-Span Bridge Health Monitoring.
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Guang-Dong Zhou and Ting-Hua Yi
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WIRELESS sensor networks ,WIRELESS communications ,WIRELESS sensor nodes ,ENERGY consumption ,GENETIC algorithms ,COMBINATORIAL optimization - Abstract
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs), which are a promising technology for the implementation of long-span bridge health monitoring, have gained increasing attention from both the research community and actual users. The limited energy of sensor emphasizes the importance of performance optimization of WSNs. In this paper, a methodology and strategy of node arrangement are developed to improve the performance of WSN for long-span bridge health monitoring, including balancing energy consumption, increasing data capacity, and reducing deployment cost. A composite WSN organized by sensor nodes and relay nodes is introduced for structural health monitoring. The energy consumption model of the composite WSN is firstly presented. And then, the data acquisition efficiency (DAE) defined as data capacity per unit deployment cost is suggested to evaluate the performance of WSN. Subsequently, the node arrangement is divided into two phases of sensor node arrangement and relay node arrangement. An improved general genetic algorithm is proposed to configure sensor nodes, and a nonuniform node arrangement method is developed to distribute relay nodes. Based on the DAE, the theoretical formulae of nonuniform node arrangement are deduced. The process of two-phase node arrangement is also provided for practical bridge engineers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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18. The Nonuniform Node Configuration of Wireless Sensor Networks for Long-Span Bridge Health Monitoring.
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Guang-Dong Zhou and Ting-Hua Yi
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WIRELESS sensor networks ,WIRELESS communications ,ENERGY consumption ,ENERGY management ,DETECTORS - Abstract
This paper presents a nonuniform node configuration of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) for long-span bridge health monitoring. The methodology and strategy of two-phase node arrangement for nonuniform WSN configuration are firstly presented, and then numerical examples are carried out by a long-span suspension bridge. Three cases, which are four sensor nodes distributed on one side of the girder, ten sensor nodes distributed on one side of the girder, and eight sensor nodes distributed averagely on two sides of the girder, are employed. In case I and case II, three schemes that are the nonuniform node configuration arranged by the two-phase node arrangement method, the uniform nodes configuration, and the independent sensor nodes configuration are used for comparison. And in case III, two schemes that are nonuniform nodes configuration and the independent sensor nodes configuration are adopted. The results indicate that the nonuniform node configuration can balance energy consumption, eliminate "energy hole," and maximize network performance effectively, which shows the most outstanding performance when compared with other conventional node configurations. So, the efficiency of the two-phase node arrangement method is validated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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19. Thermal Load in Large-Scale Bridges: A State-of-the-Art Review.
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Guang-Dong Zhou and Ting-Hua Yi
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BRIDGES ,STRAINS & stresses (Mechanics) ,STRENGTH of materials ,STRUCTURAL design ,CONCRETE bridges - Abstract
Thermal load is an important factor that must be taken into account during the procedure of bridge design and structural condition evaluation especially for those statically indeterminate bridges and cable-supported bridges. This paper presents an overview of current research and development activities in the field of thermal load in bridge, in which emphasis is placed on the thermal load models established by numerical analysis and field measurement. The theoretical formulations and boundary conditions of heat transfer in bridge are firstly outlined. And then, the states of the art of numerical solutions for temperature distribution in bridge including finite difference method and finite element method are reviewed in detail. Following that, the progress on thermal load in three types of representative bridges that are concrete bridge, steel-concrete composite bridge, and steel bridge based on field measurement data is discussed extensively. Finally, some existing problems and promising research efforts about thermal load in bridge are remarked. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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20. A modified monkey algorithm for optimal sensor placement in structural health monitoring.
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Ting-Hua Yi, Hong-Nan Li, and Xu-Dong Zhang
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Proper placement of sensors plays a key role in construction and implementation of an effective structural health monitoring (SHM) system. This paper outlines a novel methodology called the modified monkey algorithm (MA) for the optimum design of SHM system sensor arrays, which is very different from the conventional method and is simple to implement. The integer coding method instead of the binary coding method is proposed to code the solution. The Euclidean distance operator and the stochastic perturbation mechanism of the harmony search algorithm are employed to improve the local and global search capability. A computational case of a high-rise building has been implemented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the modified method. The obtained sensor placements using the modified MA are compared with those gained by the existing MA using the integer coding method and the famous forward sequential sensor placement algorithm. Results showed that the innovations in the MA proposed in this paper could improve the convergence of the algorithm and the method is effective in solving combinatorial optimization problems such as optimal sensor placement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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21. Behavior of Plain Concrete of a High Water-Cement Ratio after Freeze-Thaw Cycles.
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Huai-Shuai Shang, Ting-Hua Yi, and Yu-Pu Song
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CRYOBIOLOGY ,HYDRAULIC structure maintenance & repair ,DISTANCE measuring equipment (Aircraft to ground station) ,HYDRAULIC structures ,ROAD construction - Abstract
An experimental study of plain concrete specimens of water-cement ratio 0.55, subjected to 0, 15, 25, 40, 50 and 75 cycles of freeze-thaw was completed. The dynamic modulus of elasticity (DME), weight loss, compressive strength, tensile strength, flexural strength, cleavage strength and stress-strain relationships of plain concrete specimens suffering from freeze-thaw cycles were measured. The experimental results showed that the strength decreased as the freeze-thaw cycles were repeated. A concise mathematic formula between DME, weight loss, mechanical properties and number of freeze-thaw cycles was also established. The influences of freeze-thaw cycles on the DME, weight loss and mechanical properties were analyzed. The experimental results serve as a reference for the maintenance, design and life prediction of dams, hydraulic structures, offshore structures, concrete roads and bridges in cold regions [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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22. Experimental Study on the Compressive Strength of Big Mobility Concrete with Nondestructive Testing Method.
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Huai-Shuai Shang, Ting-Hua Yi, and Lu-Sheng Yang
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CONCRETE construction ,COMPRESSIVE strength ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,NONDESTRUCTIVE testing ,REGRESSION analysis ,STRUCTURAL analysis (Engineering) ,MECHANICAL behavior of materials - Abstract
An experimental study of C20, C25, C30, C40, and C50 big mobility concrete cubes that came from laboratory and construction site was completed. Nondestructive testing (NDT) was carried out using impact rebound hammer (IRH) techniques to establish a correlation between the compressive strengths and the rebound number. The local curve for measuring strength of the regression method is set up and its superiority is proved. The rebound method presented is simple, quick, and reliable and covers wide ranges of concrete strengths. The rebound method can be easily applied to concrete specimens as well as existing concrete structures. The final results were compared with previous ones from the literature and also with actual results obtained from samples extracted from existing structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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23. Wind-Induced Vibration Control of Dalian International Trade Mansion by Tuned Liquid Dampers.
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Hong-Nan Li, Ting-Hua Yi, Qin-Yang Jing, Lin-Sheng Huo, and Guo-Xin Wang
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DAMPERS (Mechanical devices) ,VIBRATION (Mechanics) ,DAMPING (Mechanics) ,FINITE element method ,DEGREES of freedom ,ANALYSIS of variance - Abstract
This paper focuses on the wind-induced vibration control of the Dalian international trade mansion (DITM) by using the tuned liquid dampers (TLDs). To avoid the intensive computationally demanding problem caused by tens of thousand of degrees of freedom (DOF) of the structure in the numerical analysis, the three-dimension finite element model of the DITM is first simplified to the equivalent series multi-DOF system. The wind loading is subsequently simulated by the Davenport model according to the structural environmental condition where the actual samples of wind speed are measured. Following that, the shallow- and deep-water wave theories are applied to model the liquid sloshing inside TLDs, the tank sizing, and required water depth, and numbers of TLDs are given according to the numerical results of different cases. Comparisons between uncontrolled and controlled displacement and acceleration responses of the DITM under wind forces show that the designed shallow tank has higher efficiency than the deep one, which can effectively reduce the structural response amplitudes and enhance the comfortableness of the mansion. The preliminary TLD design procedure presented in this paper could be applied as a reference to the analysis and design of the wind-induced vibration for high-rise buildings using the TLD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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24. Investment Decision Support for Engineering Projects Based on Risk Correlation Analysis.
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Yan Liu, Ting-Hua Yi, and Cui-Qin Wang
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STATISTICAL correlation ,INVESTMENT analysis ,INVESTMENT risk ,FUZZY logic ,FUZZY sets ,RISK assessment - Abstract
Investment decisions are usually made on the basis of the subjective judgments of experts subjected to the information gap during the preliminary stages of a project. As a consequence, a series of errors in risk prediction and/or decision-making will be generated leading to out of control investment and project failure. In this paper, the variable fuzzy set theory and intelligent algorithms integrated with case-based reasoning are presented. The proposed algorithm manages the numerous fuzzy concepts and variable factors of a project and also sets up the decision-making process in accordance with past cases and experiences. Furthermore, it decreases the calculation difficulty and reduces the decision-making reaction time. Three types of risk correlations combined with different characteristics of engineering projects are summarized, and each of these correlations is expounded at the project investment decision-making stage. Quantitative and qualitative change theories of variable fuzzy sets are also addressed for investment risk warning. The approach presented in this paper enables the risk analysis in a simple and intuitive manner and realizes the integration of objective and subjective risk assessments within the decision-makers' risk expectation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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25. Methodology Developments in Sensor Placement for Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructures.
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Ting-Hua Yi and Hong-Nan Li
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RESEARCH methodology ,WIRELESS sensor networks ,STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,INFORMATION superhighway ,COMPUTER systems ,COMPUTERS - Abstract
Optimal sensor placement (OSP) technique plays a key role in the structural health monitoring (SHM) of large-scale civil infrastructures. This paper outlines an overview of current research and development in the field of OSP problems in a perspective of both researchers and engineers. The paper begins with a definition of the model of sensor placement and provides the basic issues covering relevant methodologies. The primary evaluation criteria and main sensor placement methods are then discussed in details. Following that, the linkage between several influential sensor placement methods is described. Finally, existing problems and promising research efforts in the OSP problem of civil SHM are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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26. Multisensors On-Site Monitoring and Characteristic Analysis of UHV Transmission Tower.
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Hai-Feng Bai, Ting-Hua Yi, Hong-Nan Li, and Liang Ren
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RADIO & television towers ,DYNAMICAL systems ,STRUCTURAL design ,STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,SYSTEM identification ,FINITE element method - Abstract
It is important to clarify the variational rules between dynamic characteristics and gust response factors (GRFs) of an ultra highvoltage (UHV) transmission tower for the structural design. In this paper, the synchronous multisensors on-site monitoring has been carried out under field wind conditions, which includes field fluctuating wind velocity, acceleration responses, and base bending strains on parts of the just-built transmission tower. The dynamic characteristics of tested transmission tower were investigated by a modal identification method (MIM) and validated those results with a finite-element method (FEM). Similarly, the GRFs based on the top displacement or base dynamic bending stains are calculated and compared by means of a measurement data statistical method and some different quasistatic methods, respectively. The results have shown that the dynamic characteristics obtained fromthe measurement data analysis with the MIM agree with those from the FEM, which confirms that the FEM and the MIM for dynamic characteristics are consistent and correct. In turn, the GRFs form the measurement displacement analyses have some differences from those calculated with the quasistatic method, and it is necessary to further identify and verify their causations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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27. Optimal Sensor Placement for Health Monitoring of High-Rise Structure Based on Genetic Algorithm.
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Ting-Hua Yi, Hong-Nan Li, and Ming Gu
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COMBINATORIAL optimization ,GENETIC algorithms ,STOCHASTIC convergence ,BINARY control systems ,CODING theory - Abstract
Optimal sensor placement (OSP) technique plays a key role in the structural health monitoring (SHM) of large-scale structures. Based on the criterion of the OSP for the modal test, an improved genetic algorithm, called "generalized genetic algorithm (GGA)", is adopted to find the optimal placement of sensors. The dual-structure coding method instead of binary coding method is proposed to code the solution. Accordingly, the dual-structure coding-based selection scheme, crossover strategy and mutation mechanism are given in detail. The tallest building in the north of China is implemented to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the GGA. The sensor placements obtained by the GGA are compared with those by exiting genetic algorithm, which shows that the GGA can improve the convergence of the algorithm and get the better placement scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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28. Measurement and Analysis of Wind-Induced Response of Tall Building Based on GPS Technology.
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Hong-Nan Li, Ting-Hua Yi, Xiao-Dong Yi, and Guo-Xin Wang
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TALL building design & construction ,GLOBAL Positioning System ,WIND speed measurement ,MONTE Carlo method ,NUMERICAL analysis ,FINITE element method - Abstract
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has been used in the health monitoring of large structures in recent years since it is weather independent, capable of autonomous operation, and does not require a line-of-sight between target points. In this paper, a structural health monitoring system based on the GPS is devised for a high-rise building. The field data, such as wind speed, wind direction and displacement responses were simultaneously and continuously measured under strong wind conditions. The relation between velocity components of the atmospheric wind and pressure fluctuations on the roof of the building are analyzed using the wavelet scalogram and wavelet coherence method, and a statistical significance level estimation method based on Monte Carlo simulation is presented to isolate the meaningful coherence from the spurious noise map. Finally, the responses of the high-rise building are investigated using the Periodogram method to conclude that the identified results agree well with the results computed by the Finite Element Method (FEM). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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29. Technology Developments in Structural Health Monitoring and Integrity Maintenance.
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Ting-Hua Yi,, Ying Lei, Hua-Peng Chen, Xiao-Wei Ye, Fei Kang, and Hao Wang
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- 2014
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30. Structural Health Monitoring-Oriented Data Mining, Feature Extraction, and Condition Assessment.
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Ting-Hua Yi, Stiros, Stathis C., Xiao-Wei Ye, and Jun Li
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STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,DATA mining ,FEATURE extraction ,DATA extraction ,CIVIL engineering ,MATHEMATICAL analysis - Published
- 2014
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31. New trends in civil structural health monitoring and integrity management.
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Ting-Hua Yi and Hong-Nan Li
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CONCRETE dams ,CIVIL engineering - Published
- 2017
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32. Monitoring of concrete structure damage caused by sulfate attack with the use of embedded piezoelectric transducers.
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Dujian Zou, Hanbin Cheng, Tiejun Liu, Shanshan Qin, and Ting-Hua Yi
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Sulfate attack is a major threat to the durability of concrete structures and causes surface scaling, expansive disruption, and loss of cohesion of cement hydration products. Properties such as expansion strain or the mass loss ratio of the concrete specimens are commonly used in lab testing to identify the deterioration of concrete under sulfate attack. However, these indicators and testing methods are rarely used for the in situ monitoring of concrete structures in aggressive sulfate environments since sulfate attack typically occurs either underground or below the water level. In this study, an active sensing method is proposed to monitor the deterioration of concrete exposed to a sulfate attack. Three concrete specimens with embedded smart aggregates were fabricated to measure the wave velocity at different concrete depth ranges and sulfate attack times, and 48 cubic specimens were cast to measure the compressive strength development of concrete in water or an 8% sulfate sodium solution. The test results showed that the measured wave velocity was sensitive to the deterioration level of concrete. This indicates that the sulfate attack level can be evaluated with respect to the concrete depth using the proposed monitoring method. A preliminary relationship between the measured wave velocity and deteriorated strength of concrete specimen was established. This study provides a valuable insight into the use of in situ health monitoring and a useful strength prediction method for concrete structures experiencing a sulfate attack. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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33. Wireless sensor placement for structural monitoring using information-fusing firefly algorithm.
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Guang-Dong Zhou, Ting-Hua Yi, Mei-Xi Xie, and Hong-Nan Li
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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are promising technology in structural health monitoring (SHM) applications for their low cost and high efficiency. The limited wireless sensors and restricted power resources in WSNs highlight the significance of optimal wireless sensor placement (OWSP) during designing SHM systems to enable the most useful information to be captured and to achieve the longest network lifetime. This paper presents a holistic approach, including an optimization criterion and a solution algorithm, for optimally deploying self-organizing multi-hop WSNs on large-scale structures. The combination of information effectiveness represented by the modal independence and the network performance specified by the network connectivity and network lifetime is first formulated to evaluate the performance of wireless sensor configurations. Then, an information-fusing firefly algorithm (IFFA) is developed to solve the OWSP problem. The step sizes drawn from a Lévy distribution are adopted to drive fireflies toward brighter individuals. Following the movement with Lévy flights, information about the contributions of wireless sensors to the objective function as carried by the fireflies is fused and applied to move inferior wireless sensors to better locations. The reliability of the proposed approach is verified via a numerical example on a long-span suspension bridge. The results demonstrate that the evaluation criterion provides a good performance metric of wireless sensor configurations, and the IFFA outperforms the simple discrete firefly algorithm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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34. Statistical and Probabilistic Approach in Monitoring-Based Structure Rating and Risk Assessment.
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Ting-Hua Yi, Ying Lei, Hua-Peng Chen, Talatahari, Siamak, and Fei Kang
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PROBABILITY theory ,DATA structures ,RISK assessment ,NUMERICAL analysis ,MATHEMATICAL models - Published
- 2014
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35. Sensing Methodologies and Sensor Networks for Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructures 2013.
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Hong-Nan Li, Gangbing Song, Jeong-Tae Kim, and Ting-Hua Yi
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SENSOR networks ,STRUCTURAL health monitoring ,RELIABILITY in engineering ,DATA acquisition systems ,DATA transmission systems ,STRAINS & stresses (Mechanics) - Published
- 2014
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36. Sensing Methodologies and Sensor Networks for Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructures.
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Hong-Nan Li, Song, Gang-Bing, Jeong-Tae Kim, and Ting-Hua Yi
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DETECTORS ,SENSORY evaluation - Abstract
An introduction is presented in which editors discuss various papers within the issue focused on sensing methods to monitor health of civil infrastructure on topic including algorithms in the design of sensor network, evaluation criteria, and sensors required for civil infrastructure.
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- 2012
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