Whale Optimization Algorithm for structural damage detection, localization, and quantification

• Published in: Discover Civil Engineering Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22
• Main Authors: Monteiro, Daniele Kauctz, Miguel, Letícia Fleck Fadel, Zeni, Gustavo, Becker, Tiago, de Andrade, Giovanni Souza, de Barros, Rodrigo Rodrigues
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 10.10.2024; Springer
• Subjects: Civil Engineering; Damage detection; Damage localization; Damage quantification; Engineering; Structural Health Monitoring (SHM); Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA); Damage detection; Damage quantification; Damage localization; Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA); Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
• ISSN: 2948-1546
• DOI: 10.1007/s44290-024-00091-x

This paper introduces an approach for vibration-based damage detection based on matrix updating aided by the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA). The methodology uses the Data-driven Stochastic Subspace Identification (SSI-DATA) technique to determine the modal parameters, which are compared with those obtained from both healthy and damaged conditions of the structure. The methodology’s efficacy is assessed through three distinct steps: numerical simulations, experimental data, and real-world data from a bridge. Initially, numerical analyses are conducted on a cantilever beam, a 10-bar truss, and a Warren truss subjected to environmental vibrations with varying damage cases and noise levels. Subsequently, experimental validations are performed on a test system and in the Z24 Bridge. Results from the computational simulations demonstrate the method’s promise to identify, locate, and quantify single and multiple damage cases, even amidst signal noise, variations in the first vibration mode as minimal as 0.015%, and complex structures with 54 elements. Moreover, the matrix updating method utilizing WOA showcased superior accuracy compared to existing techniques in the literature. In addition, the Z24 Bridge example validated the capability of the presented damage detection method to localize structural damage solely based on natural frequencies.