Fractal Dimension Analysis of Higher-Order Mode Shapes for Damage Identification of Beam Structures

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="454568.fig.0010a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2012/454568/figures/454568.fig.0010a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Experimental setup</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="454568.fig.0010b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2012/454568/figures/454568.fig.0010b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Zoomed-in section showing excitation using an electromechanical shaker</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Experimental measurement of mode shapes of cracked cantilever beam using SLV.</table>

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Figure 10: Fractal Dimension Analysis of Higher-Order Mode Shapes for Damage Identification of Beam Structures 