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In the existing research work, the dynamic response of a cracked cantilever beam with the presence of multiple transverse open cracks under a traversing mass has been discussed. The response of the traversing mass structure has been calculated at numerous mass magnitude and speed with random crack depth at different positions of cracks. The principal equation of motion of the structure subjected to moving mass has been developed and solved using Duhamel integral technique. The consequence of cracks in the structures along with moving mass has been examined. The effects of size and position of cracks on the structure during the movement of the traversing mass across the beam and the effects of speed on the dynamic response of the cracked beam have been investigated analytically and computationally. For the verifications of the numerical results, the laboratory tests have been conducted for the traversing mass-structural systems with various damage configurations of the structure. The results obtained from the numerical formulation have been compared with those of laboratory tests and converged well with the applied computational method.