Blades play a vital role in wind turbine system performances. However, they are susceptible
to damage arising from complex and irregular loading or even cause catastrophic collapse …

A complete surveillance strategy for wind turbines requires both the condition monitoring
(CM) of their mechanical components and the structural health monitoring (SHM) of their …

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of Laser Ultrasonic Testing (LUT) and its
applications in composite materials. The working principles of LUT are thoroughly …

Composite materials are increasingly used in the aerospace industry. To fully realise the
weight saving potential along with superior mechanical properties that composites offer in …

A physics-based approach to structural health monitoring (SHM) has practical shortcomings
which restrict its suitability to simple structures under well controlled environments. With the …

Offshore Wind has become the most profitable renewable energy source due to the
remarkable development it has experienced in Europe over the last decade. In this paper, a …

The application of polymeric composites as materials for structural design of vehicles and
other constructions has led to maintain them in safe and effective manner. A special …

In recent decades, renewable energy has attracted attention as a viable energy supply.
Among renewable energy sources, offshore wind energy has been considerably growing …

In this paper, some recent piezoelectric wafer active sensors (PWAS) progress achieved in
our laboratory for active materials and smart structures (LAMSS) at the University of South …

With global warming and the depletion of fossil energy sources, renewable energy is
gradually replacing non-renewable energy as the main energy in the future. As one of the …