Updating of finite element models using vibration tests

Abstract

Today the adjustment of structural models is an essential step in the modeling of complex structures. In this paper, we are interested in the improvement of finite element models. Our approach is a parametric updating using modal test results, which supply eigenvalues and associated eigenvectors. It is based on the computation of the error measure on the constitutive relation and allows us to correct both the stiffness and the mass matrices. In particular, this paper shows how this tuning strategy can improve a given finite element model when the measures are noisy. Several simulation examples illustrate the behavior of this method. A E e