Bones are continuously remodeled (resorbed and regenerated) to allow fracture healing
and skeleton adaptation to stress. When excessive resorption occurs, bone microstructure is …

The electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique is considered to be one of the most
promising methods for developing structural health monitoring (SHM) systems. This …

Preliminaries convolutional neural network (CNN) applications have recently emerged in
structural health monitoring (SHM) systems focusing mostly on vibration analysis. However …

Structural adhesives are employed as bonding agents in the construction industry, to
externally bond fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials onto existing structures …

The pencil lead break (PLB) is a well-known method for characterizing acoustic emission
sensors. In this paper, we analyze the effectiveness of this method in characterizing …

The effects of temperature fluctuations in the impedance measurements' spectral estimates
confuse the procedures to distinguish actual states' classification, demanding compensation …

Pipelines have been widely used for the transportation of chemical products, mainly those
related to the petroleum industry. Damage in such pipelines can produce leakage with …

Structural health monitoring systems are employed to evaluate the state of structures to
detect damage, bringing economical and safety benefits. The electromechanical impedance …

Surface response to excitation (SuRE) method is a low-cost alternative to electromechanical
impedance based structural health monitoring (SHM) technique. The SuRE method uses …

Electromechanical impedance (EMI) based monitoring techniques are successfully in use in
current engineering structures. With the help of piezoelectric sensors, the EMI technique is …