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Inverse vibration technique for structural health monitoring of offshore jacket platforms
, Article Applied Ocean Research ; Volume 62 , 2017 , Pages 181-198 ; 01411187 (ISSN) ; Lotfi, A ; Dolatshahi, K. M ; Golafshani, A. A ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2017
Abstract
In this paper a new approach is introduced for structural health monitoring of offshore jacket platforms. The procedure uses the measured ambient vibration responses and the corresponding readable natural frequencies and mode shapes of the structural system. Since offshore platforms are composed of heavy topsides supported by jacket structures, participation of the first mode is dominant in each direction in the response of the structure under field excitations. Moreover, ambient vibrations such as wave loads and boat impacts only excite the first modes of the structure. Therefore, it is difficult to find higher modes and the pertinent frequencies by use of accelerometers data. The...