Research Article

Baseline-Free Detection Method for Change of Lateral Stiffness of High-Rise Building Based on Statistical Moment Curvature

Table 2

List of numerical simulation cases.

Structural formExternal excitationCasesNoise conditions

Constant stiffness structureGaussian white noiseCases 1–5Noise-free
SNR = 40 dB
SNR = 30 dB
El-Centro waveCases 1–5Noise-free
SNR = 40 dB
SNR = 30 dB

Gradual stiffness structureGaussian white noiseCases 1–5Noise-free
SNR = 40 dB
SNR = 30 dB
Kobe waveCases 1–5Noise-free
SNR = 40 dB
SNR = 30 dB

Structures with stage-change stiffnessGaussian white noiseCases 1, 2, and 6–8Noise-free
SNR = 40 dB
SNR = 30 dB
Kobe waveCases 1, 2, and 6–8Noise-free
SNR = 40 dB
SNR = 30 dB