The primary objective of this study is to develop a safety assessment techique using an system identification method that can estimate the structural parameters at the element level using limited response data alone without using any information of ex...
The primary objective of this study is to develop a safety assessment techique using an system identification method that can estimate the structural parameters at the element level using limited response data alone without using any information of excitation mesurements for the detection of local damages and deterioration in complex and large structural system. Since the proposed method does not require any information on positions as well as magnitude of excitations, it is practical and robust for the safety assessment of real structures.