Research Article

A Displacement Frequency Response Function-Based Approach for Locating Damage to Building Structures

Table 1

Damage scenarios of the numerical example.

CaseReduced percentage of stiffness
k1k2k3k4k5k6

Dam_2F5%050000
Dam_2F10%0100000
Dam_2F15%0150000
Dam_2F20%0200000
Dam_2F25%0250000
Dam_3F5%005000
Dam_3F10%0010000
Dam_3F15%0015000
Dam_3F20%0020000
Dam_3F25%0025000
Dam_4F5%000500
Dam_4F10%0001000
Dam_4F15%0001500
Dam_4F20%0002000
Dam_4F25%0002500
Dam_2F&4F5%050500
Dam_2F&4F10%01001000
Dam_2F&4F15%01501500
Dam_2F&4F20%02002000
Dam_2F&4F25%02502500
Dam_2F10%&4F15%01001500
Dam_2F10%&4F20%01002000
Dam_2F15%&4F10%01501000
Dam_2F20%&4F10%02001000
Dam_3F&5F5%005050
Dam_3F&5F10%00100100
Dam_3F&5F15%00150150
Dam_3F&5F20%00200200
Dam_3F&5F25%00250250
Dam_3F10%&5F15%00100150
Dam_3F10%&5F20%00100200
Dam_3F15%&5F10%00150100
Dam_3F20%&5F10%00200100
Dam_2F&3F15%01515000
Dam_2F&4 F&6F5%050505
Dam_2F&4 F&6F10%010010010
Dam_2F&4 F&6F15%015015015
Dam_2F&4 F&6F20%020020020
Dam_2F&4 F&6F25%025025025
Dam_2F5%&4F15%&6F10%05015010
Dam_2F10%&4F15%&6F5%01001505
Dam_2F15%&4F10%&6F5%01501005
Dam_2F&3 F&4F15%015151500

Note. ki (i = 1∼6) represents the stiffness of the ith floor.