MIDaS - Um sistema computacional baseado em aplicações web para identificação modal de sistemas dinâmicos deformáveis

Abstract

The increasing development of algorithms for the determination of the modal characteristics of dynamic systems stems from a continuous improvement of vibration tests and computational processing capabilities. By analyzing these modal parameters, i.e., natural vibration mode shapes and associated frequencies and damping ratios, it is possible to infer that some physical conditions of a structure, such as for example, the degree of integrity, the state of damage and safety margin. However, the identification process of deformable dynamic systems demands sometimes high computational costs. Nevertheless, with the increasing expansion of higher transfer rate broad-band internet the concept of web application becomes a prevailing alternative. This work presents a web application - MIDaS (Modal Identification of Deformable Structural Systems) - implemented in Java language capable to perform the modal identification of deformable systems via internet by using only data obtained through experimental dynamic measurements. Available technologies and web development tools, such as JSP(JavaServer Pages) and JSF(JavaServer Faces) and external libraries for the identification algorithms were used to implement MIDaS. The dynamic treatment of the experimental vibration data is accomplished by means of two time-domain modal identification methods: the Random Decrement Method and the Ibrahim Time Domain Method. Finally, in order to evaluate the developed web application and the implemented identification methods, three cases of dynamically tested structures are explored.