A standardized experiment for validating Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) methods is taken up. The test structure is a laboratory-scale five-storey steel frame designed with joints that can be easily detached or reattached as needed. The relatively heavier joints mimic the real-life rigid structural joints fabricated with extensive use of gusset plates and fasteners. The frame members are also proportionally chosen to allow sufficient flexibility as in typical real-life structural frames. The material properties, like elasticity and density are experimentally obtained and reported. The real structure has been tested under different levels of forces exerted through an impact hammer. Accordingly, the force and response histories are recorded and reported in this article.

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

structural joints fabricated

allow sufficient flexibility