A procedure for in situ wind load reconstruction from structural response only based on field testing data

Kazemi Amiri, A. and Bucher, C. (2017) A procedure for in situ wind load reconstruction from structural response only based on field testing data. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 167. pp. 75-86. ISSN 0167-6105

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    Abstract

    The field application of a proposed procedure for the wind load identification is presented. The wind loads is inversely reconstructed from measured structural response in time domain, using an augmented impulse response matrix. The inherent noise amplification, arising from the ill-conditioning associated with the inverse problem, is resolved by means of Tikhonov regularization scheme in conjunction with two techniques for optimal regularization parameter estimation. To increase the accuracy along with the availability of the measured response only at a limited number of sensor locations, the problem is projected onto the modal coordinates. The structural modal parameters are obtained by an operational modal analysis technique. The case study of this paper is a 9.1 m (30 ft) tall guyed mast. Numerical simulation was implemented by finite element modeling of the mast and a realistic two dimensional multivariate fluctuating wind speeds, to verify the experimental results by analogy. The results are provided in time and frequency domain. Comparison of the experimental results with the numerical simulation, where actual loads are available, confirm the capability of the proposed method. Based on the existing analogy, the reconstructed wind load in higher modes, derived from different regularization parameter estimation techniques, can also be validated.

    ORCID iDs

    Kazemi Amiri, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6741-9274 and Bucher, C.;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:68696
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      31 August 2017
      Published
      28 April 2017
      Published Online
      18 April 2017
      Accepted
      Keywords:augmented impulse response matrix, inverse modal wind load identification, operational modal analysis, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering
      Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
      Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:03 Jul 2019 09:25
      Last modified:21 May 2021 02:37
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      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/68696
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