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In this study, we propose a method to evaluate damage by measuring the acceleration of a structure at multiple points and interpreting the results with a Random Forest, which is a kind of supervised machine learning. The proposed method uses the maximum response acceleration, standard deviation, logarithmic decay rate, and natural frequency to improve the accuracy of damage assessment. We propose a three-step Random Forest method to evaluate various damage types based on the results of these many measurements. 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