ADVANCES IN DAMAGE DETECTION IN SPATIAL LATTICE STRUCTURES

Damage detection in spatial lattice structures is an important research subject in the present structural engineering field.Its applicationsand recent research advances are reviewed in this paper. The classification and the basic idea of variousmethods are discussed. The flexibility methods and the model updating methods arepaid a special attention. Some questions existing in the theory andapplications are presented and some future research trends on damage detectionof spatial lattice structures are outlined.