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5.2. Civil eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>application</strong>: the Z24 bridge bench mark 125(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)Figure 5.13: Mode shape estimates obta<strong>in</strong>ed from the Z24 bridge with shaker excitation:modes 1–6, respectively <strong>in</strong>dicated as a–f.Ambient vibration test<strong>in</strong>gThe ambient data consists <strong>of</strong> 9 patches with a total <strong>of</strong> 99 measurements <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g3 reference measurements that were common to all patches. The data acquisitionparameters were set <strong>in</strong> the same way as with the EMA. The ambient excitationsources on the bridge were w<strong>in</strong>d, traffic on the highway and pedestrians that werepart <strong>of</strong> the test crew. The three reference response signals rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> fixedpositions dur<strong>in</strong>g the entire test. The first reference response was measured <strong>in</strong>the vertical direction on a side span. The second and third were measured <strong>in</strong> a

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