Structural Health Monitoring

The book presents recent advances regarding the inspection and monitoring of engineering structures; including bridges, buildings, aircraft and space structures, nuclear reactors and defense platforms. Among the techniques covered are UAV photogrammetry, strain monitoring, infrared detection, acoustic emission testing, residual stress measurements, fiber optical sensing, thermographic inspection, vibration analysis, piezoelectric sensing and ultrasonic testing.

Keywords: Bridges, Buildings, Aircraft Structures, Space Structures, Nuclear Reactors, Defense Platforms, UAV Photogrammetry, Strain Monitoring, Infrared Detection, Acoustic Emission Testing, Residual Stress Measurements, Fiber Optical Sensing, Thermographic Inspection, Vibration Analysis, Piezoelectric Sensing, Ultrasonic Testing, Impact Damage, Anaerobic Reactor Performance, Geomembranes, Ossointegrated Implants, Fatigue Crack Growth, Accelerometer, Nonlinear Cable Bracing, Timber Utility Poles, Steel Pipes, Loosened Bolts on Pipes, IMU-based Motion Capture, CFRP Composites, Maglev Guideway Girder, Cable-Pylon Anchorage, Deep Learning Techniques