COST action F3 on structural dynamics: benchmarks for structural health monitoring

This paper is concerned with the results from the COST Action F3 Working Group Two benchmarking exercise in Structural Health Monitoring. Data from two large-scale structures were modelled for the purposes of damage detection, location and quantification. Several analysis papers have been submitted for a special issue of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing and the conclusions of each are summarised here, together with more general conclusions arising from the concerted effort.