Finite element model updating using Lagrange interpolation

Abstract In this paper, an iterative finite element model updating method in structural dynamics is proposed. This uses information matrices and element connectivity matrices to reconstruct the corrected model by reproducing the frequency response at measured degrees of freedom. Indicators have been proposed to quantify the mismodelling errors based on a development in Lagrange matrix interpolation. When applied on simulated truss structures, the model gives satisfactory results by detecting and quantifying the defaults of the initial model.