Abstract
Higher Order Coherences (normalized Higher Order Spectra) are the tools to identify the relationship between the different harmonic components in a signal. The vibration of a structure having a crack also generates several harmonics of the exciting frequency due to its breathing (closing and opening) behaviour which is a non-linear phenomenon. Presently two types of the HOC - namely, the Bicoherence and the Tricoherence, are used for the fatigue crack detection. This paper presents the observations made on the HOC on the numerically simulated experiment of a cantilever beam with and without cracks. The robustness of the HOC in the crack detection even for the noisy response vibration data has also been brought out. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 534-538 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Engineering Structures |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Bicoherence
- Fatigue crack
- Higher Order Coherences
- Tricoherence
- Vibration responses