Damage detection under environmental and operational effects using cointegration analysis – Application to experimental data from a cable-stayed bridge

One of the main challenges that Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) faces when transitioning from academia to real-world applications is the discernment between structural changes due to damage and normal environmental, operational and long-term effects. In this context, a strategy for early damage detection based on multivariate cointegration analysis and statistical process control is proposed. The effects of environmental and operational...