Structural health monitoring with piezoelectric wafer active sensors / Victor Giurgiutiu, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia, SC, USA.

Chapter 1 - Introduction, In Structural Health Monitoring with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors

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Chapter 2 - Electroactive and Magnetoactive Materials,

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Chapter 3 - Vibration Fundamentals,

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Chapter 4 - Vibration of Plates,

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Chapter 5 - Elastic Waves,

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Chapter 6 - Guided Waves,

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Chapter 7 - Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors – PWAS Transducers,

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Chapter 8 - Coupling of PWAS Transducers to the Monitored Structure,

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Chapter 9 - PWAS Resonators,

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Chapter 10 - High-Frequency Vibration SHM with PWAS Modal Sensors – the Electromechanical Impedance Method,

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Chapter 11 - Wave Tuning with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors, Chapter 12 - Wave Propagation SHM with PWAS Transducers,
Chapter 13 - In Situ Phased Arrays with Piezoelectric Wafer Active Sensors,
Chapter 14 - Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition for Structural Health Monitoring with PWAS Transducers,
Chapter 15 - Case Studies of Multi-Method SHM with PWAS Transducers: Damage ID in Experimental Signals,

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Abstract: This chapter introduces the reader to the concept of structural health monitoring (SHM) and articulates the need for developing SHM systems in order to increase the safety and readiness of our current and future engineering systems while decreasing the life-cycle costs. The chapter briefly reviews some fundamental concepts such as structural fracture and failure, linear elastic fracture mechanics principles and analysis of crack propagation. The principles of aircraft structural integrity program (ASIP), damage-tolerant design and fracture control methodology are reviewed together with component life prediction and airframe life prediction in the context of fatigue testing, aircraft usage, and in-service nondestructive inspection/evaluation (NDI/NDE). The potential for improving diagnosis and prognosis through the application of SHM principles is discussed. The chapter ends with an overview of the book with a brief presentation of the book chapters. It also gives a statement about the book’s purpose and intended audience. This textbook can be used for both teaching and research by students, researchers, practicing engineers, and industry specialists. Comprehensive teaching tools (workout examples, experiments, homework problems, and exercises) and an on-line instructor manual containing lecture plans and homework solutions are offered on the publisher’s website.

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