Nonlinear system identification of smart reinforced concrete structures under impact loads
Journal of Vibration and Control
Published online on January 14, 2015
Abstract
This paper proposes system identification models of smart concrete structures equipped with magnetorheological (MR) dampers under a variety of high impact loads. The proposed model was used to predict and analyze the highly nonlinear behavior of integrated structure-control systems subjected to impact loading. Highly nonlinear behavior of the integrated structure-MR damper was represented by a wavelet-based time delayed adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (W-TANFIS). To generate sets of input and output data for training and validating the proposed W-TANFIS models, experimental studies were performed on a smart reinforced concrete beam under a variety of impact loads. The impact forces and current signals on an MR damper were used as input signals for training the W-TANFIS to predict the acceleration, deflection, and strain responses. As a benchmark, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) was used. It was demonstrated that the proposed W-TANFIS framework is effective in anticipating the structural responses of the reinforced concrete beam-MR damper system subjected to impact loading. In addition, the comparison of the W-TANFIS and ANFIS models demonstrated that the W-TANFIS model has better performance over the ANFIS model.