Typical prognosis methods in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) link the degradation
mechanisms to the extracted health indicators. Such approaches however do not provide …

In this paper, the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to test the crosslinking
reaction system between epoxy resin and curing agent, and the curing kinetic model of the …

In this paper analyses of non-contact elastic wave generation based on an air-coupled
transducer (ACT) are presented. Authors compared contact piezoelectric based (PZT) wave …

The research of fault prognosis for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) plays a critical role in
increasing lifetime and improving durability. Therefore, a model-based SOFC fault prognosis …

The expected increase of UAV operation in the next decade in areas of on-demand delivery,
medical transportation services, law enforcement, traffic surveillance and several others …

Composite materials are extensively used in aircraft structures, wherein they are subjected
to cyclic loads and subsequently impact-induced damages. Progressive fatigue degradation …

Targeted heating of nano-Fe 3 O 4 reinforced thermoplastics using electromagnetic (EM)
radiations allows for rapid dis-assembly and re-assembly of bonded structural joints …

Lithium-ion batteries are used as energy sources for energy storage systems, electric
vehicles, consumer electronic devices and much more. Prediction of the remaining useful …

The expanding demand for glass fiber composites in aerospace, automotive and civil
infrastructure industries has led to large-scale manufacturing and deployment of these …

Increased effort for lightweighting of automotive structures results in the replacement of
traditional metals with composites. Adhesive bonding is the best joining solution for …