Optimization-based method for structural damage detection with consideration of uncertainties- a comparative study

Ghiasi, Ramin,Ghasemi, Mohammad Reza Techno-Press 2018 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.22 No.5

In this paper, for efficiently reducing the computational cost of the model updating during the optimization process of damage detection, the structural response is evaluated using properly trained surrogate model. Furthermore, in practice uncertainties in the FE model parameters and modelling errors are inevitable. Hence, an efficient approach based on Monte Carlo simulation is proposed to take into account the effect of uncertainties in developing a surrogate model. The probability of damage existence (PDE) is calculated based on the probability density function of the existence of undamaged and damaged states. The current work builds a framework for Probability Based Damage Detection (PBDD) of structures based on the best combination of metaheuristic optimization algorithm and surrogate models. To reach this goal, three popular metamodeling techniques including Cascade Feed Forward Neural Network (CFNN), Least Square Support Vector Machines (LS-SVMs) and Kriging are constructed, trained and tested in order to inspect features and faults of each algorithm. Furthermore, three wellknown optimization algorithms including Ideal Gas Molecular Movement (IGMM), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Bat Algorithm (BA) are utilized and the comparative results are presented accordingly. Furthermore, efficient schemes are implemented on these algorithms to improve their performance in handling problems with a large number of variables. By considering various indices for measuring the accuracy and computational time of PBDD process, the results indicate that combination of LS-SVM surrogate model by IGMM optimization algorithm have better performance in predicting the of damage compared with other methods.

An intelligent health monitoring method for processing data collected from the sensor network of structure

Ramin Ghiasi,Mohammad Reza Ghasemi 국제구조공학회 2018 Steel and Composite Structures, An International J Vol.29 No.6

Rapid detection of damages in civil engineering structures, in order to assess their possible disorders and as a result produce competent decision making, are crucial to ensure their health and ultimately enhance the level of public safety. In traditional intelligent health monitoring methods, the features are manually extracted depending on prior knowledge and diagnostic expertise. Inspired by the idea of unsupervised feature learning that uses artificial intelligence techniques to learn features from raw data, a two-stage learning method is proposed here for intelligent health monitoring of civil engineering structures. In the first stage, Nystrőm method is used for automatic feature extraction from structural vibration signals. In the second stage, Moving Kernel Principal Component Analysis (MKPCA) is employed to classify the health conditions based on the extracted features. In this paper, KPCA has been implemented in a new form as Moving KPCA for effectively segmenting large data and for determining the changes, as data are continuously collected. Numerical results revealed that the proposed health monitoring system has a satisfactory performance for detecting the damage scenarios of a three-story frame aluminum structure. Furthermore, the enhanced version of KPCA methods exhibited a significant improvement in sensitivity, accuracy, and effectiveness over conventional methods.

Optimization-based method for structural damage detection with consideration of uncertainties- a comparative study

Ramin Ghiasi,Mohammad Reza Ghasemi 국제구조공학회 2018 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.22 No.5

In this paper, for efficiently reducing the computational cost of the model updating during the optimization process of damage detection, the structural response is evaluated using properly trained surrogate model. Furthermore, in practice uncertainties in the FE model parameters and modelling errors are inevitable. Hence, an efficient approach based on Monte Carlo simulation is proposed to take into account the effect of uncertainties in developing a surrogate model. The probability of damage existence (PDE) is calculated based on the probability density function of the existence of undamaged and damaged states. The current work builds a framework for Probability Based Damage Detection (PBDD) of structures based on the best combination of metaheuristic optimization algorithm and surrogate models. To reach this goal, three popular metamodeling techniques including Cascade Feed Forward Neural Network (CFNN), Least Square Support Vector Machines (LS-SVMs) and Kriging are constructed, trained and tested in order to inspect features and faults of each algorithm. Furthermore, three well-known optimization algorithms including Ideal Gas Molecular Movement (IGMM), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Bat Algorithm (BA) are utilized and the comparative results are presented accordingly. Furthermore, efficient schemes are implemented on these algorithms to improve their performance in handling problems with a large number of variables. By considering various indices for measuring the accuracy and computational time of PBDD process, the results indicate that combination of LS-SVM surrogate model by IGMM optimization algorithm have better performance in predicting the of damage compared with other methods.

Optimum feature selection for SHM of benchmark structures using efficient AI mechanism

Ramin Ghiasi,Mohammad Reza Ghasemi,H.T. Chan 국제구조공학회 2021 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.27 No.4

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is rapidly developing as a multi-disciplinary technology solution for condition assessment and performance evaluation of civil infrastructures. It consists of three parts: data collection, data processing (feature extraction/selection), and decision-making (feature classification). In this research, for effectively reducing a dimension of SHM data, various methods are proposed such as advanced feature extraction, feature subset selection using optimization algorithm, and effective surrogate model based on artificial intelligence methods. These frameworks enhance the capability of the SHM process to tackle with uncertainties and big data problem. To reach such goals, a framework based on three main blocks are proposed here: feature extraction block using wavelet pocket relative energy (WPRE), feature selection block using improved version of binary harmony search algorithm and finally feature classification block using wavelet weighted least square support vector machine (WWLS-SVM). The capability of the proposed framework is compared with various well known methods for each block. Results will be presented using metrics of precision, recall, accuracy and feature-reduction. Furthermore, to show the robustness of the proposed methods, six well-known benchmark datasets of SHM domain are studied. The results validate the suitability of the proposed methods in providing data reduction and accelerating damage detection process.

Damage detection of plate-like structures using intelligent surrogate model

Peyman Torkzadeh,Hamed Fathnejat,Ramin Ghiasi 국제구조공학회 2016 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.18 No.6

Cracks in plate-like structures are some of the main reasons for destruction of the entire structure. In this study, a novel two-stage methodology is proposed for damage detection of flexural plates using an optimized artificial neural network. In the first stage, location of damages in plates is investigated using curvature-moment and curvature-moment derivative concepts. After detecting the damaged areas, the equations for damage severity detection are solved via Bat Algorithm (BA). In the second stage, in order to efficiently reduce the computational cost of model updating during the optimization process of damage severity detection, multiple damage location assurance criterion index based on the frequency change vector of structures are evaluated using properly trained cascade feed-forward neural network (CFNN) as a surrogate model. In order to achieve the most generalized neural network as a surrogate model, its structure is optimized using binary version of BA. To validate this proposed solution method, two examples are presented. The results indicate that after determining the damage location based on curvature-moment derivative concept, the proposed solution method for damage severity detection leads to significant reduction of computational time compared with direct finite element method. Furthermore, integrating BA with the efficient approximation mechanism of finite element model, maintains the acceptable accuracy of damage severity detection.