• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.137-149
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• 2014

In this study, modal parameters such as natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping ratios of RC frames with low strength are determined for different construction stages using ambient vibration test. For this purpose full scaled, one bay and one story RC frames are produced and tested for plane, brick in-filled and brick in-filled with plaster conditions. Measurement time, frequency span and effective mode number are determined by considering similar studies and literature. To obtain experimental dynamic characteristics, Enhanced Frequency Domain Decomposition and Stochastic Subspace Identification techniques are used together. It is shown that the ambient vibration measurements are enough to identify the most significant modes of RC frames. The results indicate that modal parameters change significantly depending on the construction stages. In addition, Infill walls increase stiffness and change the mode shapes of the RC frame. There is a good agreement between mode shapes obtained from brick in-filled and in-filled with plaster conditions. However, some differences are seen in plane frame, like expected. Dynamic characteristics should be verified using finite element analysis. Finally, inconsistency between experimental and analytical dynamic characteristics should be minimize by finite element model updating using some uncertain parameters such as material properties, boundary condition and section properties to reflect the current behavior of the RC frames.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.227-237
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• 2013

Modal testing, widely accepted and applied method for determining the dynamic characteristics of structures for operational conditions, uses known or unknown vibrations in structures. The method's common applications includes estimation of dynamic characteristics and also damage detection and monitoring of structural performance. In this study, the structural identification of concrete arch dams is determined using ambient vibration tests which is one of the modal testing methods. For the purpose, several ambient vibration tests are conducted to an arch dam. Sensitive accelerometers were placed on the different points of the crest and a gallery of the dam, and signals are collected for the process. Enhanced Frequency Domain Decomposition technique is used for the extraction of natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping ratios. A total of eight natural frequencies are attained by experimentally for each test setup, which ranges between 0-12 Hz. The results obtained from each ambient vibration tests are presented and compared with each other in detail. There is a good agreement between the results for all measurements. However, the theoretical fundamental frequency of Berke Arch Dam is a little different from the experimental.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3620-3637
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• 2019

Since the birth of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), it has been widely used in the military field and so on. However, the existence of speckle noise makes a good deal inconvenience for the subsequent image processing. The continuous development of sparse representation (SR) opens a new field for the speckle suppressing of SAR image. Although the SR de-noising may be effective, the over-smooth phenomenon still has bad influence on the integrity of the image information. In this paper, one novel SAR image de-noising method based on residual image fusion and sparse representation is proposed. Firstly we can get the similar block groups by the non-local similar block matching method (NLS-BM). Then SR de-noising based on the adaptive K-means singular value decomposition (K-SVD) is adopted to obtain the initial de-noised image and residual image. The residual image is processed by Shearlet transform (ST), and the corresponding de-noising methods are applied on it. Finally, in ST domain the low-frequency and high-frequency components of the initial de-noised and residual image are fused respectively by relevant fusion rules. The final de-noised image can be recovered by inverse ST. Experimental results show the proposed method can not only suppress the speckle effectively, but also save more details and other useful information of the original SAR image, which could provide more authentic and credible records for the follow-up image processing.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제31권12C호
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• pp.1257-1264
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• 2006

반송파 주파수 옵셋은 OFDM(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) 신호의 부채널간 간섭(ICI)을 유발하며, 수신 신호의 진폭과 위상을 왜곡시켜 전체적인 시스템 성능에 심각한 영향을 미친다. 본 논문에서는 OFDM 시스템에서 주파수 옵셋을 추정하는 새로운 기법을 제한한다. 이 기법은 주파수 옵셋으로 인해 위상이 회전 되어 왜곡된 OFDM 심볼의 CP와 유효 OFDM 심볼에 대해 통계적 독립 성분 분석(ICA - Independent Component Analysis)을 EVD(Eigenvalue Decomposition), 회전 페이저, 그리고 $4^{th}-cumulants$를 이용하여 시간영역에서 추정하여 보상하는 기법이다. 어떤 훈련 심볼열이나 파일럿 심볼을 필요하지 않기 때문에 대역폭 효율의 저하가 없다. 모의실험 결과, 제안된 CP-ICA 기법이 주파수 옵셋의 범위가 $0.0<\varepsilon<1.0$에서 기존의 제안된 주파수 옵셋 추정기보다 매우 좋은 BER 성능 결과를 보여준다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.209-220
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• 2008

A methodology for the seismic vulnerability assessment of historical monuments is presented in this paper. The ongoing work has been conducted in Tunisia within the framework of the FP6 European Union project (WIND-CHIME) on the use of appropriate modern seismic protective systems in the conservation of Mediterranean historical buildings in earthquake-prone areas. The case study is the five-century-old Zaouia of Sidi Kassem Djilizi, located downtown Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. Ambient vibration tests were conducted on the case study using a number of force-balance accelerometers placed at selected locations. The Enhanced Frequency Domain Decomposition (EFDD) technique was applied to extract the dynamic characteristics of the monument. A 3-D finite element model was developed and updated to obtain reasonable correlation between experimental and numerical modal properties. The set of parameters selected for the updating consists of the modulus of elasticity in each wall element of the finite element model. Seismic vulnerability assessment of the case study was carried out via three-dimensional time-history dynamic analyses of the structure. Dynamic stresses were computed and damage was evaluated according to a masonry specific plane failure criterion. Statistics on the occurrence, location and type of failure provide a general view for the probable damage level and mode. Results indicate a high vulnerability that confirms the need for intervention and retrofit.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제44권4호통권316호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2007

JPEG2000 국제표준에서는 QMF 왜곡을 갖지 않는 2가지 필터 쌍(pare)을 제시하였다. 그러나 사용된 QMF 필터들은 완만한 롤오프율을 갖을 뿐만 아니라 통과대역에서 리플(ripple)이 존재하고 비동등대역분할 구조를 갖는 치명적인 단점이 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 최대평탄 및 가파른 롤오프율(roll-off rate) 응답특성을 갖는 일반화된 폐쇠형 공식을 이용하여 하프대역 이득의 최대평탄 QMF 필터들을 제시하였다. 기존의 JPEG2000의 QMF 필터들과 제안된 최대평탄 QMF 필터들의 주파수 응답을 비교한 결과 제안된 QMF 필터들은 통과대역에서 리플이 없고, 개선된 롤오프율(roll-off rate) 및 중첩대역폭을 갖는 것을 확인하였다. 더욱이 제안된 최대 평탄 QMF 필터들은 저지대역 감쇠가 최대 200dB를 초과하는 응답 특성을 나타내었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.209-230
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• 2016

The Canton Tower is a high-rise slender structure with a height of 610 m. A structural health monitoring system has been instrumented on the structure, by which data is continuously monitored. This paper presents an investigation on the identified modal properties of the Canton Tower using ambient vibration data collected during a whole day (24 hours). A recently developed Fast Bayesian FFT method is utilized for operational modal analysis on the basis of the measured acceleration data. The approach views modal identification as an inference problem where probability is used as a measure for the relative plausibility of outcomes given a model of the structure and measured data. Focusing on the first several modes, the modal properties of this supertall slender structure are identified on non-overlapping time windows during the whole day under normal wind speed. With the identified modal parameters and the associated posterior uncertainty, the distribution of the modal parameters in the future is predicted and assessed. By defining the modal root-mean-square value in terms of the power spectral density of modal force identified, the identified natural frequencies and damping ratios versus the vibration amplitude are investigated with the associated posterior uncertainty considered. Meanwhile, the correlations between modal parameters and temperature, modal parameters and wind speed are studied. For comparison purpose, the frequency domain decomposition (FDD) method is also utilized to identify the modal parameters. The identified results obtained by the Bayesian method, the FDD method and a finite element model are compared and discussed.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.20-29
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• 2022

상시진동을 이용하여 구조계의 동특성을 추출하는 운용모드해석 기법은 케이블교량 구조건전성모니터링의 한 분야로써 다양한 연구와 실험적 검증이 수행되어왔다. 본 연구에서는 두 번에 걸친 상시진동실험과 함께 3년간의 장기 계측을 통해 수집된 가속도 데이터를 이용하여 공용 중인 사장교의 장단기 동특성을 평가하였다. 교량 준공 이후 6년과 19년이 경과한 시기에 실시한 고해상도 상시진동실험으로부터 0.1 ~ 2.5 Hz 대역에서 27개 수직모드(휨, 비틈)와 1개 수평모드를 추출하였다. 운용모드해석에 기반한 동특성 추출은 PP기법, ERADC기법, FDD기법, TDD기법을 적용하였으며, 적용한 기법들 간에 유의미한 차이가 없는 것을 확인하였다. 장기 계측 고유진동수와 환경 요인(온도, 바람)에 대한 상관성 분석으로부터 온도 변화가 고유진동수 변동에 지배적인 영향인자임을 확인하였다. 대상교량의 고유진동수 감소 경향은 구조성능과 일체성이 변한 것이 아니라 두 번의 상시진동실험 간 온도 차이에 의한 환경영향이 컸음을 밝혔다. 또한 TDD기법 적용 시, 지연이 0에서 자기상관이 1이 되도록 시퀀스를 정규화하는 알고리즘을 추가하여 모드형상 추출의 정확도를 개선하였다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2007

Wavelet 변환은 신호를 분석하고 해석하는데 효과적인 수학적 도구로 알려져 여러 응용분야에서 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있다. Wavelet 변환은 Fourier 변환과 유사한 측면도 있으나, Fourier 변환과는 달리 다양한 Wavelet 모함수를 사용함으로써 해석 속도가 빠르고, 시간-주파수 영역에서 국재화가 가능하다는 특징을 가지고 있을뿐만 아니라 고주파 성분에 대해선 시간 분해능이 높고, 저주파 성분에 대해선 주파수 분해능이 좋다는 장점을 가지고 있으므로, 전력계통의 다양한 고장 전류의 판별에 적극 이용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다. 본 논문에서는 고장 전류의 특성을 해석하는데 용이한 복소형의 Morlet Wavelet 모함수를 사용하여 전력계통의 고장기록장치로부터 얻어지는 선로의 전류 데이터를 Wavelet 변환하였고, 이로부터 다양한 고장 모드를 판별할 수 있었다. 실험 결과 Wavelet 변환을 이용하여 선로의 고장 모드를 판별하는 것이 기존의 고속 Fourier 변환을 이용하는 것보다 특징점 고찰에 더욱 유용하다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.417-434
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• 2002

This paper explores the possibility of using a combination of the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and the Hilbert transform (HT), termed the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) method, to identify the modal damping ratios of the structure with closely spaced modal frequencies. The principle of the HHT method and the procedure of using the HHT method for modal damping ratio identification are briefly introduced first. The dynamic response of a two-degrees-of-freedom (2DOF) system under an impact load is then computed for a wide range of dynamic properties from well-separated modal frequencies to very closely spaced modal frequencies. The natural frequencies and modal damping ratios identified by the HHT method are compared with the theoretical values and those identified using the fast Fourier transform (FFT) method. The results show that the HHT method is superior to the FFT method in the identification of modal damping ratios of the structure with closely spaced modes of vibration. Finally, a 36-storey shear building with a 4-storey light appendage, having closely spaced modal frequencies and subjected to an ambient ground motion, is analyzed. The modal damping ratios identified by the HHT method in conjunction with the random decrement technique (RDT) are much better than those obtained by the FFT method. The HHT method performing in the frequency-time domain seems to be a promising tool for system identification of civil engineering structures.