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Early damage detection by an innovative unsupervised learning method based on kernel null space and peak‐over‐threshold
This article proposes an innovative unsupervised learning method for early damage detection and long‐term structural health monitoring of civil structures under environmental variability. This method consists of three main parts including a novelty detector based on kernel null Foley–Sammon transform (KNFST), a practical approach to choosing an optimal Gaussian kernel parameter, and a probabilistic method for the threshold estimation. The crux of KNFST is to map all original samples to a kernel feature space and project the kernelized features into a single point in a null space. The proposed threshold estimation method exploits the extreme value theory, the generalized Pareto distribution, and the peak‐over‐threshold. The major contribution of this article is to propose an innovative novelty detection method by a one‐class kernel null space algorithm and a probabilistic threshold estimation approach. Dealing with the problem of environmental variations and estimating a reliable alarming threshold are the main advantages of the proposed method. The effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method are validated by the Wooden Bridge in a laboratory environment and the full‐scale Z24 Bridge. Results demonstrate that the proposed unsupervised learning method highly succeeds in detecting damage even under strong environmental variations.
Early damage detection by an innovative unsupervised learning method based on kernel null space and peak‐over‐threshold
This article proposes an innovative unsupervised learning method for early damage detection and long‐term structural health monitoring of civil structures under environmental variability. This method consists of three main parts including a novelty detector based on kernel null Foley–Sammon transform (KNFST), a practical approach to choosing an optimal Gaussian kernel parameter, and a probabilistic method for the threshold estimation. The crux of KNFST is to map all original samples to a kernel feature space and project the kernelized features into a single point in a null space. The proposed threshold estimation method exploits the extreme value theory, the generalized Pareto distribution, and the peak‐over‐threshold. The major contribution of this article is to propose an innovative novelty detection method by a one‐class kernel null space algorithm and a probabilistic threshold estimation approach. Dealing with the problem of environmental variations and estimating a reliable alarming threshold are the main advantages of the proposed method. The effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method are validated by the Wooden Bridge in a laboratory environment and the full‐scale Z24 Bridge. Results demonstrate that the proposed unsupervised learning method highly succeeds in detecting damage even under strong environmental variations.
Early damage detection by an innovative unsupervised learning method based on kernel null space and peak‐over‐threshold
Sarmadi, Hassan (author) / Yuen, Ka‐Veng (author)
Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering ; 36 ; 1150-1167
2021-09-01
18 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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