Shape sensing methods: Review and experimental comparison on a wing-shaped plate

M Gherlone, P Cerracchio, M Mattone - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Shape sensing, ie, the reconstruction of the displacement field of a structure from some
discrete surface strain measurements, is a fundamental capability for the structural health …

The use of intelligent computational tools for damage detection and identification with an emphasis on composites–A review

GF Gomes, YAD Mendéz, PSL Alexandrino… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Today, the Structural Health Monitorin (SHM) methodology is the main way to deal
with the detection and identification of damages in a range of engineering sectors, mainly in …

A smoothed iFEM approach for efficient shape-sensing applications: Numerical and experimental validation on composite structures

A Kefal, IE Tabrizi, M Yildiz, A Tessler - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
A smoothed inverse finite element method (iFEM (s)) is developed by coupling the inverse
finite element method (iFEM) and the smoothing element analysis (SEA) for real-time …

A generalized 4-unknown refined theory for bending and free vibration analysis of laminated composite and sandwich plates and shells

O Allam, K Draiche, AA Bousahla, F Bourada… - … and Concrete, An …, 2020 - dbpia.co.kr
This research is devoted to investigate the bending and free vibration behaviour of
laminated composite/sandwich plates and shells, by applying an analytical model based on …

Structural damage identification using strain mode differences by the iFEM based on the convolutional neural network (CNN)

M Li, D Jia, Z Wu, S Qiu, W He - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural damage identification is the key problem of structural health monitoring (SHM),
which has been widely used in many fields. Traditional damage detection methods usually …

An efficient curved inverse-shell element for shape sensing and structural health monitoring of cylindrical marine structures

A Kefal - Ocean Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Known as “shape sensing”, real-time reconstruction of a structure's three-dimensional
displacements using a network of in situ strain sensors and measured strains is a vital …

A novel delamination damage detection strategy based on inverse finite element method for structural health monitoring of composite structures

F Ganjdoust, A Kefal, A Tessler - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, structural health monitoring (SHM) has been revolutionized with the advent
of the inverse finite element method (iFEM), which is a superior sensing technology based …

Coupling of peridynamics and inverse finite element method for shape sensing and crack propagation monitoring of plate structures

A Kefal, C Diyaroglu, M Yildiz, E Oterkus - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel structural health monitoring approach is developed by coupling the inverse finite
element method (iFEM) and peridynamic theory (PD) for real-time shape sensing analysis …

Structural health monitoring of an offshore wind turbine tower using iFEM methodology

M Li, A Kefal, E Oterkus, S Oterkus - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
With the increasing popularity of wind energy, offshore wind turbines (OWTs) are currently
experiencing rapid development. The tower is one of the most significant components of the …

Composite wing box deformed-shape reconstruction based on measured strains: Optimization and comparison of existing approaches

M Esposito, M Gherlone - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The reconstruction of the displacement field of a structure (shape sensing) has become
crucial for the Structural Health Monitoring of aerospace structures and for the progress of …