To examine the damages of structure in use is generally a challenging task., particularly when a fast inspection is required by using limited tools or even the bare eyes. The other challenge is how to evaluate the damage state after the fast safety examination. Most well know damage indexes for the structure are for the design purposes such as to estimate the possible damage state when structure is under extraordinary loading condition. The index must relate to the maximum force applied and maximum deflection or plastic deformation. To have structure's real response is generally impossible unless on-line monitoring is applied. Therefore, it is the interest of this study to find a means to evaluate the damage state through the limited data obtained by bare-eye examination or using limited tools. The evaluation was performed in the laboratory by testing the scaled down beam models and compared the data obtained by limited tools to the one obtained through data acquisition system. It was found that for the large scale, fast structure inspection this new developed simplified damage index may provide a convenient means for the damage evaluation of the structures.
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