Environmental effects on natural frequencies of the San Pietro bell tower in Perugia, Italy, and their removal for structural performance assessment

F Ubertini, G Comanducci, N Cavalagli… - … Systems and Signal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Continuously identified natural frequencies of vibration can provide unique information for
low-cost automated condition assessment of civil constructions and infrastructures …

Vibration-based structural health monitoring of a historic bell-tower using output-only measurements and multivariate statistical analysis

F Ubertini, G Comanducci… - Structural Health …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents the development and the results of 1 year of implementation of a simple
vibration-based structural health monitoring system for preventive conservation and …

Experimental and analytical studies on dynamic characteristics of a large span cable-stayed bridge

WX Ren, XL Peng, YQ Lin - Engineering Structures, 2005 - Elsevier
An analytical and experimental modal analysis has been carried out on the Qingzhou cable-
stayed bridge in Fuzhou, China. Its main span of 605 m is currently the longest span among …

Effects of speed, load and damping on the dynamic response of railway bridges and vehicles

M Majka, M Hartnett - Computers & Structures, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, the effects of various parameters influencing the dynamic response of railway
bridges are investigated. A versatile and computationally efficient numerical model was …

Operational modal testing and FE model tuning of a cable-stayed bridge

F Benedettini, C Gentile - Engineering Structures, 2011 - Elsevier
The paper presents the results obtained from the application of different output-only modal
identification techniques to ambient response data collected in two dynamic tests of a cable …

Operational modal testing of historic structures at different levels of excitation

C Gentile, A Saisi - Construction and Building Materials, 2013 - Elsevier
The paper focuses on the dynamic tests of two historic structures, performed in operational
conditions at different levels of ambient excitation. The tests were aimed at checking the …

Overview of vibrational structural health monitoring with representative case studies

KH Hsieh, MW Halling, PJ Barr - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2006 - ascelibrary.org
In the field of nondestructive evaluation and damage detection, there is continued interest in
the utilization of vibrational techniques. Structural damage will result in permanent changes …

Dynamic response of bridges to moving trains: A study on effects of random track irregularities and bridge skewness

M Majka, M Hartnett - Computers & Structures, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper describes research undertaken to consider the dynamic responses of an existing
railway bridge subjected to moving trains. The study investigated dynamic effects produced …

Ambient vibration testing and condition assessment of the Paderno iron arch bridge (1889)

C Gentile, A Saisi - Construction and Building Materials, 2011 - Elsevier
The Paderno iron arch bridge, erected in 1889 and still used as a combined road and rail
bridge, is the most important monument of XIX century iron architecture in Italy. The bridge …

Automatic operational modal analysis: challenges and applications to historic structures and infrastructures

A Cabboi - 2014 - iris.unica.it
The core of the work turns around the capability to automate Operational Modal Analysis
methods for permanent dynamic monitoring systems. In general, the application of OMA …