The random decrement technique is an averaging technique that can be used to extract the free decay response of the structure from its random stationary vibratory response. The free decay response can then be used to ...The random decrement technique is an averaging technique that can be used to extract the free decay response of the structure from its random stationary vibratory response. The free decay response can then be used to identify the vibratory characteristics of the structure. The main advantage of the technique is that the identification of the parameters of the structure is achieved without previous knowledge of the excitation forces. This paper extends the random decrement technique to obtain the mode shapes of the structure using the concept of a multichannel random decrement technique （MCRD）. This technique is based on extracting simultaneous random decrement records from measurements made at several points on the structure. The method is very efficient and simple. Numerical examples are solved and compared with the exact mode shapes extracted using classical modal analysis. An excellent agreement between the extracted modes shapes using the MCRD and those obtained from the classical modal analysis techniques is achieved. The vibration of an offshore structure excited by white noise excitation is used to illustrate the method.展开更多
文摘The random decrement technique is an averaging technique that can be used to extract the free decay response of the structure from its random stationary vibratory response. The free decay response can then be used to identify the vibratory characteristics of the structure. The main advantage of the technique is that the identification of the parameters of the structure is achieved without previous knowledge of the excitation forces. This paper extends the random decrement technique to obtain the mode shapes of the structure using the concept of a multichannel random decrement technique （MCRD）. This technique is based on extracting simultaneous random decrement records from measurements made at several points on the structure. The method is very efficient and simple. Numerical examples are solved and compared with the exact mode shapes extracted using classical modal analysis. An excellent agreement between the extracted modes shapes using the MCRD and those obtained from the classical modal analysis techniques is achieved. The vibration of an offshore structure excited by white noise excitation is used to illustrate the method.
