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Smart Structures and Systems Volume 26, Number 3, September 2020 , pages 291-309 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sss.2020.26.3.291 |
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Structural model updating of the Gageocho Ocean Research Station using mass reallocation method |
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Byungmo Kim and Jin-Hak Yi
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| Abstract | ||
| To study oceanic and meteorological problems related to climate change, Korea has been operating several ocean research stations (ORSs). In 2011, the Gageocho ORS was attacked by Typhoon Muifa, and its structural members and several observation devices were severely damaged. After this event, the Gageocho ORS was rehabilitated with 5 m height to account for 100-yr extreme wave height, and the vibration measurement system was equipped to monitor the structural vibrational characteristics including natural frequencies and modal damping ratios. In this study, a mass reallocation method is presented for structural model updating of the Gageocho ORS based on the experimentally identified natural frequencies. A preliminary finite element (FE) model was constructed based on design drawings, and several of the candidate baseline FE models were manually built, taking into account the different structural conditions such as corroded thickness. Among these candidate baseline FE models, the most reasonable baseline FE model was selected by comparing the differences between the identified and calculated natural frequencies; the most suitable baseline FE model was updated based on the identified modal properties, and by using the pattern search method, which is one of direct search optimization methods. The mass reallocation method is newly proposed as a means to determine the equivalent mass quantities along the height and in a floor. It was found that the natural frequencies calculated based on the updated FE model was very close to the identified natural frequencies. In conclusion, it is expected that these results, which were obtained by updating a baseline FE model, can be useful for establishing the reference database for jacket-type offshore structures, and assessing the structural integrity of the Gageocho ORS. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| Gageocho Ocean Research Station; jacket-type offshore structure; model updating; mass reallocation method; pattern search | ||
| Address | ||
| (1) Byungmo Kim, Jin-Hak Yi: Department of Convergence Study on the Ocean Science and Technology, Ocean Science and Technology School, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan, South Korea; (2) Jin-Hak Yi: Coastal Development and Ocean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Busan, South Korea. | ||