Sparse Bayesian Technique for Load Identification and Full Response Reconstruction

30 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2022

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Yixian Li

Tongji University

Xiaoyou Wang

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Limin Sun

Tongji University

Yong Xia

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Abstract

Most load identification methods require that the load location is known in advance. A sparse Bayesian framework is proposed in this study to identify the force location and time history simultaneously and then reconstruct the responses with consideration of the uncertainties of the input force and response measurement. The prior distribution of the unknown forces is assumed to be the product of multiple independent Gaussian distributions of each individual potential force. Then, the most probable values of the unknown force, measurement noise, and variances of the forces are derived and iteratively calculated by a self-adaptive posterior maximization strategy. In such a way, the estimated force vector possesses the sparsity in space, which is consistent with the fact that the force occurs at several locations only. Consequently, the input force is located and quantified simultaneously, and the full-field structural responses are sequentially reconstructed with suppressed uncertainties. The proposed approach is applied to numerical and experimental examples. The results demonstrate that the technique is accurate and robust under different loading scenarios with a high level of measurement noise.

Keywords: sparse Bayesian estimation, maximum a posterior, self-adaptive iteration, load identification, response reconstruction, Structural Health Monitoring

Suggested Citation

Li, Yixian and Wang, Xiaoyou and Sun, Limin and Xia, Yong, Sparse Bayesian Technique for Load Identification and Full Response Reconstruction. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4244829

Yixian Li

Tongji University ( email )

1239 Siping Road
Shanghai, 200092
China

Xiaoyou Wang

Hong Kong Polytechnic University ( email )

Hung Hom
Kowloon
Hong Kong

Limin Sun

Tongji University ( email )

1239 Siping Road
Shanghai, 200092
China

Yong Xia (Contact Author)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University ( email )

Hung Hom
Kowloon
Hong Kong

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