2004 年 52 巻 605 号 p. 257-264
Damage identification methods using finite element methods need a long computational time for large and complex structures. In this paper, we develop an effective damage identification method for large truss structures containing multiple damaged truss members using a successive iteration method of bounding domain and a domain decomposition finite element technique. The subdomains of truss structures which contain damaged truss members are first determined by a flexibility method. The subdomains are subdivided into smaller subdomains using a successive iteration method of bounding domain, and finally the damaged truss members are identified. By conducting the damage identification for a large three-dimensional truss structure, it is recognized that the damaged truss members and their residual stiffnesses can be identified precisely and the present damage identification method can reduce the computational time.