Research Article

Improved Continuous Wavelet Transform for Modal Parameter Identification of Long-Span Bridges

Table 7

Model parameter identification results of Jinshajiang Bridge by CWT.

OrderTest frequency (Hz)Results of CWTMode of vibration
Frequency (Hz)Damping ratio (%)Error (%)

11.3341.3041.792.25Antisymmetric vertical bend −1
21.8381.7802.013.16Symmetrical vertical bend −1
32.4522.4071.451.84Symmetrical vertical bend −2
43.0232.8930.644.30Antisymmetric vertical bend −2
50.7430.6390.9414.00Symmetrical lateral bend −1
63.2803.2561.010.73Symmetrical torsion −1