A Master Multi-Slave System Based on Structural Modal Frequencies

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a process where, through sensors-based electronic systems and output data analysis, the structural integrity of a building or an infrastructure is observed and determined through periodically sampled measurements for material and geometric variations, ensuring s...

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Published in:Electronics (Basel) 2023-08, Vol.12 (15), p.3260
Main Authors: Leoni, Alfiero, Barile, Gianluca, Esposito, Paolo, Paolucci, Romina, Stornelli, Vincenzo, Ferri, Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accelerometers
Building failures
Damage assessment
Data acquisition
Data analysis
Drift
Electronic data processing
Electronic systems
Energy consumption
Environmental monitoring
Harmonic analysis
Harmonics
Italy
Methods
Modular structures
Monitoring systems
Perturbation
Resonant frequencies
Sensors
Software
Spectrograms
Structural analysis (Engineering)
Structural health monitoring
Structural integrity
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Summary:Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a process where, through sensors-based electronic systems and output data analysis, the structural integrity of a building or an infrastructure is observed and determined through periodically sampled measurements for material and geometric variations, ensuring safety and minimizing risk factors. Over the years, the approach to this problem evolved both in terms of system technology, with the use of more accurate sensors, and the parameters used to determine the building status, i.e., the extraction of the damage index. In these terms, structural modal harmonics-based analysis is acquiring more and more relevance. In this paper, we propose a fully custom master multi-slave system used for SHM purposes, capable of acquiring data from six different channels coming from two independent accelerometers suitably configured as to synchronously produce spectrograms and static trim of the monitored structure. A test of the system has been performed on a modular structure subject to random perturbation. Time and frequency domain results were analyzed before and after structural alterations. Their effects were studied in a 500 Hz bandwidth, showing a drift in the resonant frequency of the structure from 145 Hz to 152 Hz, and, additionally, a harmonic displacement: medium-frequency components experienced a 50 Hz drift, while low-frequency components collapsed into two harmonics at 60 Hz and 90 Hz. These tests proved the system’s functionality and the feasibility of this method for structural integrity analysis and, eventually, damage evaluation.
ISSN:2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI:10.3390/electronics12153260