Abstract:The shortcomings of both the singleepoch method and the similar singledifference approach for GPS deformation monitoring are analyzed,and then the dynamic tripledifference (DTD) method,which uses single frequency carrier phase observations of two epochs tracking continuously by tripledifference,is proposed for dynamic deformation estimation of the structural monitoring with single frequency GPS.The DTD method is characterized by its nonambiguity resolution,lower accuracy requirements for initial values of reference station and baseline vectors,and unnecessary upperbound restriction to the actual deformation.Thus,the DTD method is expected to be superior to the existing methods for its dynamic features of realtime structural monitoring.Finally,structural vibration monitoring method is applied to the third bridge of Nanjing Yangtze River.Deformation by DTD method is consistent with that by singleepoch method in about 5 mm root mean square error.Moreover,with the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and Fourier spectrum analysis,the spectrum of the bridge dynamic deformation derived from the proposed method exhibits a dominant peak at 0.25 Hz,which coincides with that obtained from finite element computation.