Smart Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring

Smart Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring
Author: Simon Laflamme
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2019-11-13
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3039217585

Smart sensors are technologies designed to facilitate the monitoring operations. For instance, power consumption can be minimized through on-board processing and smart interrogation algorithms, and state detection enhanced through collaboration between sensor nodes. Applied to structural health monitoring, smart sensors are key enablers of sparse and dense sensor networks capable of monitoring full-scale structures and components. They are also critical in empowering operators with decision making capabilities. The objective of this Special Issue is to generate discussions on the latest advances in research on smart sensing technologies for structural health monitoring applications, with a focus on decision-enabling systems. This Special Issue covers a wide range of related topics such as innovative sensors and sensing technologies for crack, displacement, and sudden event monitoring, sensor optimization, and novel sensor data processing algorithms for damage and defect detection, operational modal analysis, and system identification of a wide variety of structures (bridges, transmission line towers, high-speed trains, masonry light houses, etc.).

Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy, Volume 1

Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy, Volume 1
Author: Tom Proulx
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2011-06-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1441997164

The Collection embraces Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy into more than 50 categories, including Shock and Vibration, Damping in Solids, Nonlinear Modeling, Structural Health Modeling, Structural Dynamics, and Rotating Machinery. This the first volume of the five-volume set brings together 34 chapters on Structural Dynamics and Renewable Energy.

Structural Health Monitoring from Sensing to Processing

Structural Health Monitoring from Sensing to Processing
Author: Magd Abdel Wahab
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-09-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1789237874

Structural health monitoring (SHM) has attracted more attention during the last few decades in many engineering fields with the main aim of avoiding structural disastrous events. This aim is achieved by using advanced sensing techniques and further data processing. SHM has experienced booming advancements during recent years due to the developments in sensing techniques. The reliable operation of current, sophisticated, man-made structures drives the development of incipient reliable damage diagnosis and assessment. This book aims to illustrate the background and applications of SHM from both sensing and processing approaches. Its main objective is to summarize the advantages and disadvantages of SHM methodologies and their applications, which may provide a new perspective in understanding SHM for readers from diverse engineering fields.

Structural Health Monitoring Technologies and Next-Generation Smart Composite Structures

Structural Health Monitoring Technologies and Next-Generation Smart Composite Structures
Author: Jayantha Ananda Epaarachchi
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2016-09-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 131535604X

Due to the increased use of composite materials in aerospace, energy, automobile, and civil infrastructure applications, concern over composite material failures has grown, creating a need for smart composite structures that are able to self-diagnose and self-heal. Structural Health Monitoring Technologies and Next-Generation Smart Composite Structures provides valuable insight into cutting-edge advances in SHM, smart materials, and smart structures. Comprised of chapters authored by leading researchers in their respective fields, this edited book showcases exciting developments in general embedded sensor technologies, general sensor technologies, sensor response interrogation and data communication, damage matrix formulation, damage mechanics and analysis, smart materials and structures, and SHM in aerospace applications. Each chapter makes a significant contribution to the prevention of structural failures by describing methods that increase safety and reduce maintenance costs in a variety of SHM applications.

Material-Integrated Intelligent Systems

Material-Integrated Intelligent Systems
Author: Stefan Bosse
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 696
Release: 2018-03-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3527336060

Combining different perspectives from materials science, engineering, and computer science, this reference provides a unified view of the various aspects necessary for the successful realization of intelligent systems. The editors and authors are from academia and research institutions with close ties to industry, and are thus able to offer first-hand information here. They adopt a unique, three-tiered approach such that readers can gain basic, intermediate, and advanced topical knowledge. The technology section of the book is divided into chapters covering the basics of sensor integration in materials, the challenges associated with this approach, data processing, evaluation, and validation, as well as methods for achieving an autonomous energy supply. The applications part then goes on to showcase typical scenarios where material-integrated intelligent systems are already in use, such as for structural health monitoring and smart textiles.

Dynamics of Smart Systems and Structures

Dynamics of Smart Systems and Structures
Author: Vicente Lopes Junior
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2016-06-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319299824

Written by a team of experts that has been working together for several years in the context of a research network involving international institutions, this book brings several applications related to smart material systems such as vibration and noise control, structural health monitoring, energy harvesting and shape memory alloys. Furthermore, this book also provides basic knowledge on the fundamentals of smart material systems and structures. Consequently, the present title serves as an important resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, it serves as a guide for engineers and scientists working with smart structures and materials both with an application and basic research perspective. Smart material systems and structures represent a new paradigm which is increasing the capabilities of engineering systems. Adaptability and versatility are some important aspects related to such systems. In brief, research on smart materials is characterized by synergistically combining different physical features, such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, and magnetic. As a result, smart material technologies have a huge potential to enhance the performance of engineering structures opening unlimited opportunities to innovation and economic benefits.

Proceedings of AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering 2022—Volume 2

Proceedings of AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering 2022—Volume 2
Author: Nuridah Sabtu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 557
Release: 2024-01-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9819960185

This book gathers the latest research, innovations, and applications in the field of civil engineering, as presented by leading national and international academics, researchers, engineers, and postgraduate students at the AWAM International Conference on Civil Engineering 2022 (AICCE’22), held in Penang, Malaysia on February 15-17, 2022. The book covers highly diverse topics in the main fields of civil engineering, including structural and earthquake engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, highway and transportation engineering, water resources engineering, and geomatic and construction management. In line with the conference theme, “Sustainability And Resiliency: Re-Engineering the Future”, which relates to the United Nations’ 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development, it highlights important elements in the planning and development stages to establish design standards beneficial to the environment and its surroundings. The contributions introduce numerous exciting ideas that spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaborations between various specialists in the field of civil engineering. This book is part of a 3-volume series of these conference proceedings, it represents Volume 2 in the series.

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1
Author: Bo Song
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2014-08-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319069950

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers on: · General Dynamic Materials Response · Novel Dynamic Testing Techniques · Dynamic Fracture and Failure · Dynamic Behavior of Geo-materials · Dynamic Behavior of Composites and Multifunctional materials · Dynamic Behavior of Low-Impedance materials · Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Behavior of Materials · Quantitative Visualization of Dynamic Behavior of Materials · Shock/Blast Loading of Materials · Interface and Structural Dynamics · Material Response

Smart Materials in Structural Health Monitoring, Control and Biomechanics

Smart Materials in Structural Health Monitoring, Control and Biomechanics
Author: Chee-Kiong Soh
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2012-12-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642244637

"Smart Materials in Structural Health Monitoring, Control and Biomechanics" presents the latest developments in structural health monitoring, vibration control and biomechanics using smart materials. The book mainly focuses on piezoelectric, fibre optic and ionic polymer metal composite materials. It introduces concepts from the very basics and leads to advanced modelling (analytical/ numerical), practical aspects (including software/ hardware issues) and case studies spanning civil, mechanical and aerospace structures, including bridges, rocks and underground structures. This book is intended for practicing engineers, researchers from academic and R&D institutions and postgraduate students in the fields of smart materials and structures, structural health monitoring, vibration control and biomedical engineering. Professor Chee-Kiong Soh and Associate Professor Yaowen Yang both work at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Suresh Bhalla is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.