Uncertain local flexural stiffness is recognized as one of the main barriers against the application of existing damage detection and performance degradation alarming techniques to real-world beams.Therefore,damage localization of beams with original uncertainty has been investigated to ensure their safety.For the beam before serving,it should be simply supported and subject to static load.Based on the concept of suppositional partition,a new loading pattern and mid-span displacement data processing method has been proposed.Actual local flexural stiffness value of each partition can be obtained by solving a set of linear equations.The obtained stiffness data can be used to establish the finite element model of beams.Subsequently,dynamic excitation and mode identification should be carried out for the beam in service.Mode shape curvature index is employed to detect the position of damage.It was validated by example that actual damage and original uncertainty of local flexural stiffness can be differentiated by this new method effectively.The combination of static load and dynamic excitation can keep the serviceability of beam.
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