Benchmark Building Model for Structural Control and Damage Identification

Benchmark Building Model for Structural Control and Damage Identification

This paper presents the benchmark building model for structural control and damage identification. The three-storey benchmark building model(almost full scale) was designed, simulated in FEM and been tested on the shaking table. With the modular design concept, various type of structures(with or without bracing, stiffness eccentric, earthquake excitations) were studied. The structural parameters, mathematical model, simulation results and shaking table test data were collected in the data bank. The data bank is open to public and can be used to develop and verify the system identification and damage detection algorithms. At the same time, the benchmark building model was used as the benchmark problem for the structural control system. The modular bracing system can fit various types of control devices. Different control devices and control algorithms can be applied to perform back-to-back comparison of the control systems. The design detail, connection of the control device, responses of the bare frame and the passive controlled responses are shown in this study. All these data is open to public, and researchers can use it to develop and verify their control system. Moreover, this study aimed to propose the benchmark models and support the development of structural control and damage identification.