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listed separately. Vertical modes are expected to have lower natural frequencies than transverse<br />

modes because the deck is stiffer in the transverse direction. As a result more vertical<br />

natural frequencies were identified.<br />

Note that when the number of sensors is decreased, the error in the identified natural frequencies<br />

increased, and the number of natural frequencies identified decreases. For the<br />

first two cases, ten vertical natural modes were identified, and for the third this number<br />

was reduced to 8. Also note that the first mode in Cases 2 and 3 corresponds to the third<br />

mode in Case 1, indicating that the two lower modes are not identified with the reduced<br />

sensor configuration. In the transverse direction five modes were obtained for the first<br />

case, and only three modes were found for the other two cases. Two pairs of identified and<br />

analytical (actual) mode shapes were compared to each other to demonstrate the accuracy<br />

of the results. Figure 6 shows a comparison between the identified and analytical mode<br />

shapes. Good agreement was found.<br />

Casel<br />

CO, (Hz) Error, (%)<br />

1.062<br />

1.258<br />

1.454<br />

1.632<br />

2.191<br />

2.559<br />

2.788<br />

3.380<br />

3.770<br />

4.156<br />

U.66y<br />

1.825<br />

2.636<br />

2.897<br />

3.725<br />

CONCLUSIONS<br />

Table 1: IDENTIFIED NATURAL FREQUENCIES.<br />

U.4SU<br />

-0.894<br />

-0.197<br />

0.684<br />

-0.317<br />

0.478<br />

0.397<br />

0.782<br />

1.245<br />

1.558<br />

-U.M.5<br />

-1.012<br />

0.302<br />

-0.733<br />

2.014<br />

Case 2<br />

0),(Hz) Error, (%)<br />

1 453<br />

1 638<br />

1.901<br />

2.190<br />

2.788<br />

3.380<br />

4.154<br />

4.565<br />

5.616<br />

5.866<br />

Vertical modes<br />

-u.iiy<br />

0.318<br />

L_ " L515<br />

-0.272<br />

0.420<br />

0.803<br />

1.606<br />

3.718<br />

-1.085<br />

2.009<br />

Iransverse Modes<br />

U.668<br />

1.824<br />

2.870<br />

—-<br />

-U.4&U<br />

-0.925<br />

0.187<br />

—<br />

-<br />

Case 3<br />

CO, (Hz) Error, (%)<br />

1.43U<br />

1.637<br />

2.191<br />

2.780<br />

3.383<br />

3.784<br />

4.143<br />

4.461<br />

-<br />

-<br />

1. 823<br />

2.856<br />

3.728<br />

—<br />

—<br />

U 116<br />

0.380<br />

-0.333<br />

0.681<br />

0.714<br />

0.865<br />

1.870<br />

5.896<br />

-<br />

-<br />

-u.y/3<br />

0.691<br />

1.941<br />

-<br />

-<br />

<strong>The</strong> NExT/ERA technique shows promise as a means for detenruning modal parameters<br />

to be used for structural health monitoring of large, flexible structures with closely spaced<br />

modes and low natural frequencies. This technique will permit monitoring large scale<br />

structures where ambient excitations (unknown input) are present as an excitation. This<br />

g « Identified<br />

B<br />

. °<br />

Analytical .-*-*<br />

° * * * * e I » o<br />

« towers .<br />

Mode 76 - Vertical (2.184 Hz)<br />

Mode 7 - Horizontal (0.665 Hz)<br />

Figure 6. Identified vs. Analytical Modes.

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