SHM methods for damage detection and localization in plate-like structures have typically
relied on signal post-processing techniques applied to ultrasonic guided-waves. The time of …

Phased array methods are a promising approach to damage detection by enabling guided
wave steering and beam focusing leading to improved localization and sizing of structural …

By scrutinizing local propagation characteristics of damage-modulated guided waves (GWs),
an in-situ health diagnosis technique, targeting in-service engineering structures, is …

A guided wave simulation method for layered composites based on the wave and finite
element scheme is presented. An approach for calculating complex displacement fields …

In this work, a stamp-size footprint, low power, and light weight sensor node for impact
detection and location on laminate composite and metallic structures is presented. This …

This work presents a generic Finite Element (FE) based computational scheme for
quantifying guided wave interaction with Localised Nonlinear Structural Damage (LNSD) …

Recent years have seen growing adoption of wireless structural sensor nodes that can
significantly reduce the cost and installation effort of a structural health monitoring system …

SHM systems have been under development for decades. Many technologies have been
considered during these years (ultrasounds, optic fiber, Eddy current, electromagnetic …

The structures made of composite material show two well-known difficulties for monitoring
systems using ultrasonic waves. The first one is the need of a signal of such power that it can …

The aeronautical structures operating conditions are subjected to multitude of damage
possible initiators besides previous failures that could occur in the manufactur. Also the …