Computational Techniques for Structural Health Monitoring

• Main Authors: Gopalakrishnan, Srinivasan (Author), Ruzzene, Massimo (Author), Hanagud, Sathyanaraya (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer simulation.; Computer-aided engineering.; Computational intelligence.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Building repair.; Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.; Structural materials.; Computational Intelligence.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Building Repair and Maintenance.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Simulation and Modeling.; Structural Materials.

The increased level of activity on structural health monitoring (SHM) in various universities and research labs has resulted in the development of new methodologies for both identifying the existing damage in structures and predicting the onset of damage that may occur during service. Designers ofte...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Fundamentals Concepts in Elasticity, Mechanics and Wave Propagation
• 3. Signal Processing Techniques
• 4. Application of The Finite Element Method in SHM
• 5. Spectral Finite Element Method
• 6. Simplified Spectral Models for Damaged Waveguides
• 7. Perturbation Methods for Damaged Structures
• 8. Bridging Scale Method
• 9. Modeling of Actuators and Sensors for SHM
• 10. Computational Techniques for Damage Detection, Classification and Quantification
• 11. Use of Soft Computing Tools for Damage Detection.