Structural health monitoring with piezoelectric wafer active sensors / Victor Giurgiutiu.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-710) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Electroactive and Magnetoactive Materials -- 3. Vibration of Solids and Structures -- 4. Vibration of Plates -- 5. Elastic Waves in Solids and Structures -- 6. Guided Waves -- 7. Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors -- 8. Tuned Waves Generated with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors -- 9. High Frequency Vibration SHM with PWAS Modal Sensors: The Electromechanical (E /M) Impedance Method -- 10. Wave Propagation SHM with PWAS -- 11. In?Situ Phased Arrays with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors -- 12. Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition for PWAS?based Structural Health Monitoring -- Appendix A. Mathematical Prerequisites -- Appendix B. Elasticity Notations and Equations.

"Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is the interdisciplinary engineering field devoted to the monitoring and assessment of structural health and durability. SHM technology integrates remote sensing, smart materials, and computer based knowledge systems to allow engineers see how built up structures are performing over time. It is particularly useful for remotely monitoring large infrastructure systems, such as bridges and dams, and high profile mechanical systems such as aircraft, spacecraft, ships, offshore structures and pipelines where performance is critical but onsite monitoring is difficult or even impossible. Structural Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors is the first comprehensive textbook to provide background information, theoretical modeling, and experimental examples on the principal technologies involved in SHM."--Publisher's website.

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