Research Article

Damaged Flexibility Matrix Method for Damage Detection of Frame Buildings

Table 2

Damage cases studied in the MTSAM building [26].

ā€‰Damaged elementSimulated damage (% of increase in flexibility)

J1 (damaged elements of the first story)140
330
550
J2 (damaged elements of the tenth story)4640
4830
5050
J3 (damaged elements of the fifth story)2140
2330
2550