An iterative algorithm for solving inverse problems in structural dynamics

Abstract

Abstract The pulse‐spectrum technique (PST), an iterative numerical algorithm, is presented and extended to solve the inverse problems arising from the dynamic structural identification and structural design problems. A simple one‐dimensional shear beam model is used to demonstrate the applicability of PST. Numerical simulations are carried out to test the feasibility and to study the general characteristics of this technique without the real measurement and design data. It is found that the PST is not only quite robust in providing accurate results but also an excellent numerical method according to the four practical criteria for evaluating numerical methods.