A Data Set from an Extensive Experimental Benchmark Study of the HBTA Bridge Subject to Imposed Damage

This paper presents a data set from an extensive experimental benchmark study of a steel bridge subject to imposed damage. The data set includes organized dynamic response and load measurement data of the bridge under different structural state conditions, where the structural state conditions range from an undamaged (reference) state to known damage states. Furthermore, the data set includes acceleration and strain data from the response monitoring and acceleration data from the load monitoring, where a modal vibration shaker is used as an excitation source. A validation of the data is provided. The data set is published in an open-access data repository that can be accessed and downloaded freely. As such, the data set provides an important benchmark to the scientific community within bridge damage detection, structural health monitoring (SHM), and population-based SHM.