An Overview of the Application of Neural Networks to the Monitoring of Civil Engineering Structures By Brian Walsh & Arturo González With thanks thanks to the 6 th European Framework Project ARCHES for their generous support
Contents 1.Introduction to neural networks (NNs) 2.Damaged beam simulation 3.Network training 4.Results Number of hidden nodes Number of input nodes Size of training set
1. Introduction to NNs Synapses Cell Body Activation Function Weighted Connections
1. Introduction to NNs
2. Damaged Beam Simulation
Reduced Stiffness
2. Damaged Beam Simulation
3. Network Training Error BP
4. Results Net OutputCategory Net indicates lowest EI value in correct element Net indicates lowest EI value in correct element, and healthy elements elsewhere EI predicted / EI target < 1.03 Best performance Category Location Identified EI Profile Identified Severity Estimated Beam Identified
4. Results 4.1 Number of Nodes in Hidden Layer
4. Results 4.1 Number of Nodes in Hidden Layer
4. Results 4.2 Number of Input Nodes
4. Results 4.3 Size of Training Set
5. Conclusions NNs can be an effective tool for damage detection NNs sensitive to number of nodes & training patterns Further work Thank you for listening!