This course aims to introduce concepts of structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure. The course covers: philosophy of structural performance assessment, performance indicators, strategies for structural performance assessment, introduction to theoretical modal analysis, experimental modal analysis, instrumentation, data acquisition, data quality assurance, modal parameter estimation and validation, introduction to model updating, model updating methods, structural modifications, correlation between tests and FEM models, structural monitoring, measurement of live load strains/stresses, probabilistic data analysis, material performance assessment, performance assessment, and estimation of remaining life.

Dept. of Civil Engineering course