Damaged Flexibility Matrix Method for Damage Detection of Frame Buildings

This study presents the damaged flexibility matrix method (DFM) to identify and determine the magnitude of damage in structural elements of plane frame buildings. Damage is expressed as the increment in flexibility along the damaged structural element. This method uses a new approach to assemble the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luis S. Vaca Oyola, Mónica R. Jaime Fonseca, Ramsés Rodríguez Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3534957