Health Monitoring of Structural Materials and Components

The first complete introduction to health monitoring,encapsulating both technical information and practical case studiesspanning the breadth of the subject. Written by a highly-respected figure in structural healthmonitoring, this book provides readers with the technical skillsand practical understanding required to solve new problemsencountered in the emerging field of health monitoring. The bookpresents a suite of methods and applications in loadsidentification (usage monitoring), in-situ damage identification(diagnostics), and damage and performance prediction (prognostics).Concepts in modelling, measurements, and data analysis are appliedthrough real-world case studies to identify loading, assess damage,and predict the performance of structural components, as well asexamine engine components, automotive accessories, aircraft parts,spacecraft components, civil structures and defence systemcomponents. In particular the book: * provides the reader with a fundamental and practicalunderstanding of the material; * discusses models demonstrating the physical basis for healthmonitoring techniques; * gives a detailed review of the best practices in dynamicmeasurements including sensing; * presents numerous data analysis techniques using model- andsignal-based methods; * discusses case studies involving real-world applications ofhealth monitoring; * offers end-of-chapter problems to enhance the study of thetopic for students and instructors; and * includes an accompanying website with MATLAB programs providinghands-on training to readers for writing health monitoring modelsimulation and data analysis algorithms. Health Monitoring of Structural Materials and Componentsis an excellent introductory text for newcomers to the subject aswell as an excellent study tool for students and lecturers.Practitioners and researchers, those with a greater understandingand application of the technical skills involved, will also findthis essential reading as a reference text to address current andfuture challenges in this field. The wide variety of case studieswill appeal to a broad spectrum of engineers in the aerospace,civil, mechanical, machinery and defence communities.