ISBN-13: 9781905209019 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 496 str.
Structural Health Monitoring is organized around the various sensing techniques used to achieve structural health monitoring. The main emphasis is on sensors, signal and data reduction methods and inverse techniques allowing the identification of the physical parameters affected by the presence of the damage on which diagnostic is established. Structural Health Monitoring is not oriented by the type of applications or linked to special classes of problems, but presents the broader families of techniques: vibration and modal analysis; optical fibre sensing; acousto-ultrasonics using piezoelectric transducers; and electric and electromagnetic techniques. Each chapter has been written by experienced specialists in the topic, who have a broad practical experience. The book is suitable for beginners in the field and students, but the exhaustive overview of present research and development, and numerous references also make it ideal for experienced researchers and engineers.