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Smart Structures and Systems Volume 15, Number 5, May 2015 , pages 1329-1344 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sss.2015.15.5.1329 |
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Repetitive model refinement for structural health monitoring using efficient Akaike information criterion |
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Jeng-Wen Lin
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| Abstract | ||
| The stiffness of a structure is one of several structural signals that are useful indicators of the amount of damage that has been done to the structure. To accurately estimate the stiffness, an equation of motion containing a stiffness parameter must first be established by expansion as a linear series model, a Taylor series model, or a power series model. The model is then used in multivariate autoregressive modeling to estimate the structural stiffness and compare it to the theoretical value. Stiffness assessment for modeling purposes typically involves the use of one of three statistical model refinement approaches, one of which is the efficient Akaike information criterion (AIC) proposed in this paper. If a newly added component of the model results in a decrease in the AIC value, compared to the value obtained with the previously added component(s), it is statistically justifiable to retain this new component; otherwise, it should be removed. This model refinement process is repeated until all of the components of the model are shown to be statistically justifiable. In this study, this model refinement approach was compared with the two other commonly used refinement approaches: principal component analysis (PCA) and principal component regression (PCR) combined with the AIC. The results indicate that the proposed AIC approach produces more accurate structural stiffness estimates than the other two approaches. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| Akaike information criterion; repetitive model refinement; multivariate autoregressive; stiffness estimation; structural health monitoring | ||
| Address | ||
| Jeng-Wen Lin: Department of Civil Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung 407, Taiwan R.O.C. | ||