Xin Duan

Dr. Xin Duan

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 May 2023 in Applied Sciences
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XCXi Chu
Xi Chu
ZZZhou Zhixiang
Zhou Zhixiang
WZWeizhu Zhu
Weizhu Zhu
XDXin Duan
Xin Duan
Bridge displacement is an important part of safety evaluations. Currently, bridge displacement monitoring uses only a few measurement points, making it difficult to evaluate safety. To address this problem, we propose a multi-point displacement synchronous monitoring method. The structural surface has abundant natural texture features, so we use the feature points of the structural surface as the displacement measurement points and propose a feature point displacement calculation method. Furthermore, we conduct experiments on a beam in the laboratory and obtain the beam’s multi-point displacement monitoring results. The monitoring results show that the displacement of some feature points is mismatched. We propose the use of the structural deflection curve to eliminate the feature point displacement mismatches. This method uses the maximum rotation angle of the deflection curve to eliminate displacement mismatches. The results indicate that it is effective to eliminate displacement mismatches in simple structures, such as simply supported beams. Finally, we obtain the test beam’s multi-point displacement synchronous monitoring results. Compared with the 3D laser scanning measurement method, the maximum error of the monitoring results is 8.70%. Research shows that the main reason for the monitoring error is image noise, and the noise interference problem due to its application in practical bridges requires further investigation. Compared with traditional displacement monitoring, this method has significant economic, efficiency, and data integrity advantages. The method has application prospects for multi-point displacement monitoring of simple structures, such as simply supported beams.

30 January 2023 in Applied Sciences
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XDXin Duan
Xin Duan
XCXi Chu
Xi Chu
WZWeizhu Zhu
Weizhu Zhu
ZZZhou Zhixiang
Zhou Zhixiang
RLrui luo
rui luo
JMJunhao Meng
Junhao Meng
Currently, measurement points in bridge structural health monitoring are limited. Consequently, structural damage identification is challenging due to sparse monitoring data. Hence, a structural full-field displacement monitoring and damage identification method under natural texture conditions is proposed in this work. Firstly, the feature points of a structure were extracted via image scale-invariant feature transform. Then, the mathematical model was analyzed respecting the relative position change of the feature points before and after deformation, and a calculation theory was proposed for the structure’s full-field displacement vector (FFDV). Next, a test beam was constructed to obtain the FFDV calculation results for the beam under different damage conditions. Validation results showed that the maximum length error of the FFDV was 0.48 mm, while the maximum angle error was 0.82°. The FFDV monitoring results for the test beam showed that the rotation angle of the displacement vector at the damage location presented abnormal characteristics. Additionally, a damage identification index was proposed for the rotation-angle change rate. Based on the validation test, the index was proven to be sensitive to the damage location. Finally, a structural damage identification program was proposed based on the FFDV monitoring results. The obtained results will help to expand structural health monitoring data and fundamentally solve damage identification issues arising from sparse monitoring data. This study is the first to implement structural full-field displacement monitoring under natural texture conditions. The proposed method exhibits outstanding economic benefits, efficiency, and visualization advantages compared with the conventional single-point monitoring method.