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Structural Monitoring and Maintenance Volume 8, Number 1, March 2021 , pages 69-90 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/smm.2021.8.1.069 |
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Active interface debonding detection of a Concrete Filled Tube (CFT) column by modal parameters and Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) technique |
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Adel Younesi, Omid Rezaifar, Majid Gholhaki and Akbar Esfandiari
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| Abstract | ||
| In recent years, damage detection methods have been significantly increased in civil and mechanical structures. One of the most widely used and relatively new methods of signal processing is the method based on wavelet transform; with the help of this powerful tool, the damage in the structures can be detected in the early stages of damage formation, in order to prevent a larger damage event. In this paper, we have investigated the debonding damage of active surfaces in Concrete-Filled Tube (CFT) columns, which greatly reduces the effect of enclosure on concrete and decreases the bearing capacity of these tubes with the help of wavelet transformation (Discrete Wavelet Transform and Continuous Wavelet Transform). The debonding damage of the active surfaces was evaluated using wavelet types, and the occurrence and location of the damage were detected based on variations in frequency and mode shapes. The above studies have been done for the first six modes of the CFT column. The results of the analyzes indicate that the wavelet transform tool is very capable of detecting the occurrence and location of the damage and is able to detect high-level debonding damage in one side of the column that creates curvature and slight jump in the shape of the mode. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| damage detection; CFT column; active interface debonding; wavelet transform; modal analysis | ||
| Address | ||
| (1) Adel Younesi, Omid Rezaifar, Majid Gholhaki: Department of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran; (2) Akbar Esfandiari: Department of Maritime Engineering, Amir Kabir University, Turkey. | ||
