Journal of Lanzhou University of Technology ›› 2026, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (2): 119-128.

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Damage identification of beam structures based on bayesian fusion theory and CART-DT

XIANG Chang-sheng1, LIU Hai-long1, ZHOU Yu2, LIU Chen-yu1   

  1. 1. School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China;
    2. School of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China
  • Received:2022-09-24 Online:2026-04-28 Published:2026-04-28

Abstract: To improve the reliability of beam structure damage identification, a damage identification method integrating Bayesian theory and the classification and regression tree (CART-DT) algorithm is proposed. Based on traditional modal strain energy and modal strain energy curvature difference (MSECD) indicators, improved modal strain energy (IMSE) and improved modal strain energy curvature difference (IMSECD) indicators are developed, accompanied by an error analysis. A simply supported beam model is established using ANSYS software, and damage identification analyses are conducted using MSECD, IMSECD, Bayesian fusion, and the CART-DT algorithm, followed by experimental validation. The results show that the IMSECD indicator achieves higher damage localization accuracy and better noise resistance. The Bayesian data fusion-based method integrates multi-order modal identification results, effectively reducing interference from non-damage locations and improving localization accuracy. The CART-DT-based method identifies damage severity with an accuracy of over 80% under a noise level of up to 10%. Under testing conditions and measurement noise, the proposed method exhibits strong robustness and effectively identifies damage locations in simply supported beam structures.

Key words: beam structure, damage identification, improved modal strain energy, bayesian data fusion theory, CART-DT algorithm

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