Application of empirical mode decomposition to drive-by bridge damage detection

EJ OBrien, A Malekjafarian, A González - European Journal of Mechanics-A …, 2017 - Elsevier
A new method is proposed in this paper for bridge damage detection using the response
measured in a passing vehicle. It is shown theoretically that such a response includes three …

Mechanistic insights into human brain impact dynamics through modal analysis

K Laksari, M Kurt, H Babaee, S Kleiven, D Camarillo - Physical review letters, 2018 - APS
Although concussion is one of the greatest health challenges today, our physical
understanding of the cause of injury is limited. In this Letter, we simulated football head …

Nonlinear system identification of frictional effects in a beam with a bolted joint connection

M Eriten, M Kurt, G Luo, DM McFarland… - … Systems and Signal …, 2013 - Elsevier
We perform nonlinear system identification (NSI) of the effects of frictional connections in the
dynamics of a bolted beam assembly. The methodology utilized in this work combines …

Wavelet-bounded empirical mode decomposition for measured time series analysis

KJ Moore, M Kurt, M Eriten, DM McFarland… - … Systems and Signal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Empirical mode decomposition (EMD) is a powerful technique for separating the transient
responses of nonlinear and nonstationary systems into finite sets of nearly orthogonal …

Experimental system identification of the dynamics of a vibro-impact beam with a view towards structural health monitoring and damage detection

H Chen, M Kurt, YS Lee, DM McFarland… - … Systems and Signal …, 2014 - Elsevier
We perform nonlinear system identification (NSI) on the acceleration signals that were
experimentally measured at ten, almost evenly spaced positions along a cantilever beam …

A quasi-static non-linear modal analysis procedure extending Rayleigh quotient stationarity for non-conservative dynamical systems

NN Balaji, MRW Brake - Computers & Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Non-linear Modal Analysis (NMA) refers to a class of analysis procedures that seek
to characterize non-linear dynamical systems similar to how classical linear modal analysis …

Vibration response comparison of twisted shrouded blades using different impact models

F Xie, H Ma, C Cui, B Wen - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2017 - Elsevier
On the basis of our previous work (Ma et al., 2016, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 378, 92–
108)[36], an improved analytical model (IAM) of a rotating twisted shrouded blade with …

Recovery of differential equations from impulse response time series data for model identification and feature extraction

M Stender, S Oberst, N Hoffmann - Vibration, 2019 - mdpi.com
Time recordings of impulse-type oscillation responses are short and highly transient. These
characteristics may complicate the usage of classical spectral signal processing techniques …

Amplified flow imaging (aflow): A novel mri-based tool to unravel the coupled dynamics between the human brain and cerebrovasculature

J Abderezaei, J Martinez, I Terem… - … on Medical Imaging, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With each heartbeat, periodic variations in arterial blood pressure are transmitted along the
vasculature, resulting in localized deformations of the arterial wall and its surrounding tissue …

Methodology for nonlinear quantification of a flexible beam with a local, strong nonlinearity

CA Herrera, DM McFarland, LA Bergman… - Journal of Sound and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents a methodology for nonlinear quantification, ie, the identification of the
linear and nonlinear regimes and estimation of the degree of nonlinearity, for a cantilever …