Updating the Finite Element Model of Large-Scaled Structures using Component mode Synthesis Technique

Abstract

It is difficult to update the finite element (FE) model of the large-scale or complex structures such as bridges by using the regular methods since the dynamic analysis of complex structures always result in the heavy computational burden. A new updating method based on component mode synthesis (CMS) was proposed to improve the efficiency of FE model updating of large-scale structures. The effectiveness of the proposed method was validated by updating the FE model of a scaled bridge model with measured modal parameters.