Damage detection based on the cross correlation function amplitude vector and its application to the ASCE benchmark structure

A new method for structural damage detection based on the Cross Correlation Function Amplitude Vector (CorV) of the measured vibration responses is presented. Under a stationary random excitation with a specific frequency spectrum, the CorV of the structure only depends on the frequency response function matrix of the structure, so the normalized CorV has a specific shape. Thus the damage can be detected and located with the correlativity and the relative difference between CorVs of the intact and damaged structures. With the benchmark problem sponsored by ASCE Task Group on Structural Health Monitoring, the CorV is proved an effective approach to detecting the damage in structures subject to random excitations.