Research Article

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

Table 1

Damage scenarios used in simulation.

Damage ScenarioIIIIII IV

Order of mode7th9th11th13th
Crack severitya = 0.2a = 0.2a = 0.2a = 0.2
Crack locationβ = 0.4β = 0.75 𝛽 1 = 0.3, 𝛽 2 = 0.7 𝛽 1 = 0.2, 𝛽 2 = 0.6, 𝛽 3 = 0.8