Research Article

An Experimental Study of Structural Identification of Bridges Using the Kinetic Energy Optimization Technique and the Direct Matrix Updating Method

Table 8

Comparison of 7 DOF analysis results and full DOF cases.

Analysis (7 DOF) versus analysis (39 DOF)Analysis (7 DOF) versus experimental (39 DOF)
Analysis
(7 DOF)
Analysis
(39 DOF)
Error (%)Analysis
(7 DOF)
Experimental
(39 DOF)
Error (%)

1st mode9.4244 Hz9.1719 Hz2.75299.4244 Hz9.0890 Hz3.6900
2nd mode12.0453 Hz11.2544 Hz7.916012.0453 Hz11.2557 Hz7.0151
3rd mode18.8065 Hz16.8643 Hz11.516618.8065 Hz17.1442 Hz9.6959