In order to maintain a reasonable cost for large scale structures such as airframes, offshore structures, nuclear plants etc., it is generally accepted that improved methods for structural integrity and durability assessment are required. Structural Health Monitoring (SDHM) had emerged as an active area of research for fatigue life and damage accumulation prognostics.
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Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 91-110, 2024, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2023.041522
Abstract Due to their robust learning and expression ability for complex features, the deep learning (DL) model plays a vital role in bearing fault diagnosis. However, since there are fewer labeled samples in fault diagnosis, the depth of DL models in fault diagnosis is generally shallower than that of DL models in other fields, which limits the diagnostic performance. To solve this problem, a novel transfer residual Swin Transformer (RST) is proposed for rolling bearings in this paper. RST has 24 residual self-attention layers, which use the hierarchical design and the shifted window-based residual self-attention. Combined with transfer learning techniques, the… More >
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Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 111-124, 2024, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2023.043563
Abstract Automatic control technology is the basis of road robot improvement, according to the characteristics of construction equipment and functions, the research will be input type perception from positioning acquisition, real-world monitoring, the process will use RTK-GNSS positional perception technology, by projecting the left side of the earth from Gauss-Krueger projection method, and then carry out the Cartesian conversion based on the characteristics of drawing; steering control system is the core of the electric drive unmanned module, on the basis of the analysis of the composition of the steering system of unmanned engineering vehicles, the steering system key components such as… More >
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Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 125-141, 2024, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2024.042594
Abstract The safety and integrity requirements of aerospace composite structures necessitate real-time health monitoring throughout their service life. To this end, distributed optical fiber sensors utilizing back Rayleigh scattering have been extensively deployed in structural health monitoring due to their advantages, such as lightweight and ease of embedding. However, identifying the precise location of damage from the optical fiber signals remains a critical challenge. In this paper, a novel approach which namely Modified Sliding Window Principal Component Analysis (MSWPCA) was proposed to facilitate automatic damage identification and localization via distributed optical fiber sensors. The proposed method is able to extract signal… More >
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Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 143-159, 2024, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2024.046986
Abstract Grouting defects are an inherent challenge in construction practices, exerting a considerable impact on the operational structural integrity of connections. This investigation employed the impact-echo technique for the detection of grouting anomalies within connections, enhancing its precision through the integration of wavelet packet energy principles for damage identification purposes. A series of grouting completeness assessments were meticulously conducted, taking into account variables such as the divergent material properties of the sleeves and the configuration of adjacent reinforcement. The findings revealed that: (i) the energy distribution for the high-strength concrete cohort predominantly occupied the frequency bands 42, 44, 45, and 47,… More >
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Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 161-179, 2024, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2023.044580
Abstract Amid urbanization and the continuous expansion of transportation networks, the necessity for tunnel construction and maintenance has become paramount. Addressing this need requires the investigation of efficient, economical, and robust tunnel reinforcement techniques. This paper explores fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) and steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) technologies, which have emerged as viable solutions for enhancing tunnel structures. FRP is celebrated for its lightweight and high-strength attributes, effectively augmenting load-bearing capacity and seismic resistance, while SFRC’s notable crack resistance and longevity potentially enhance the performance of tunnel segments. Nonetheless, current research predominantly focuses on experimental analysis, lacking comprehensive theoretical models. To… More >
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Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 181-196, 2024, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2024.044628
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Health Monitoring and Rapid Evaluation of Infrastructures)
Abstract Pitting corrosion is harmful during bridge construction, which will lead to uneven roughness of steel surfaces and reduce the thickness of steel. Hence, the effect of pitting corrosion on the mechanical properties of cold-formed thin-walled steel stub columns is studied, and the empirical formulas are established through regression fitting to predict the ultimate load of web and flange under pitting corrosion. In detail, the failure modes and load-displacement curves of specimens with different locations, area ratios, and depths are obtained through a large number of non-linear finite element analysis. As for the specimens with pitting corrosion on the web, all… More >
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