Recent advances in researches on vehicle scanning method for bridges

ZL Wang, JP Yang, K Shi, H Xu, FQ Qiu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - World Scientific
The vehicle scanning method (VSM), an indirect approach for bridge measurement, has
attracted intensive attention since it was proposed by Yang and co-workers in 2004. This …

State-of-the-art review on modal identification and damage detection of bridges by moving test vehicles

YB Yang, JP Yang - International Journal of Structural Stability and …, 2018 - World Scientific
In 2004, Yang and co-workers proposed the extraction of bridge frequencies from the
dynamic response of a moving test vehicle [YB Yang, CW Lin and JD Yau, Extracting bridge …

Vibration-based Bayesian model updating of an actual steel truss bridge subjected to incremental damage

X Zhou, CW Kim, FL Zhang, KC Chang - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
As the finite element (FE) model has become increasingly important in engineering, the
model updating method has also received much attention as a means of improving the …

An efficient and robust sampler for Bayesian inference: Transitional ensemble Markov chain Monte Carlo

A Lye, A Cicirello, E Patelli - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
Bayesian inference is a popular approach towards parameter identification in engineering
problems. Such technique would involve iterative sampling methods which are often robust …

A transfer Bayesian learning methodology for structural health monitoring of monumental structures

L Ierimonti, N Cavalagli, I Venanzi, E García-Macías… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
A critical aspect in structural health monitoring (SHM) applied to civil engineering structures
is the lack of diagnostic labels able to assign a damage class to the measured data. In this …

Development of a two-phase adaptive MCMC method for efficient Bayesian model updating of complex dynamic systems

JH Yang, HF Lam, YH An - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The fundamental problem of Bayesian model updating is identifying the posterior probability
density function (PDF) of uncertain model parameters. Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) …

Autoregressive spectrum-guided variational mode decomposition for time-varying modal identification under nonstationary conditions

XJ Yao, TH Yi, CX Qu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Modal identification is an important research subject in structural health monitoring. It is a
mature subject for modal identification of time-invariant and stationary conditions. Because …

Practical model updating of the Ting Kau Bridge through the MCMC-based Bayesian algorithm utilizing measured modal parameters

C Fang, HJ Liu, HF Lam, MO Adeagbo, HY Peng - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Bayesian model updating framework provides a reliable method for building high-fidelity
finite element models (FEMs). To realize the efficient model updating of large-scale civil …

An Interpretable Method for Operational Modal Analysis in Time‐Frequency Representation and Its Applications to Railway Sleepers

Y Zeng, C Shen, A Núñez, R Dollevoet… - … Control and Health …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Operational modal analysis (OMA) enables the identification of modal characteristics under
operational loads and conditions. Traditional frequency‐domain methods cannot directly …

Bayesian inference for the dynamic properties of long-span bridges under vortex-induced vibration with Scanlan's model and dense optical flow scheme

WJ Yan, ZQ Feng, W Yang, KV Yuen - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dynamic properties of long-span bridges with flexible and light-weight features are of
critical importance in safety assessment and response prediction. The primary concern of …