A complete surveillance strategy for wind turbines requires both the condition monitoring
(CM) of their mechanical components and the structural health monitoring (SHM) of their …

This study reviews the recent progress in the application of digital image correlation (DIC) to
testing composite structures with an order of size magnitude of meters. The DIC technique …

Signal Processing is, arguably, the fundamental enabling technology for vibration-based
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), which includes damage detection and more advanced …

The weld defects inspection from radiography films is critical for assuring the serviceability
and safety of weld joints. The various limitations of human interpretation made the …

Contactless structural monitoring has in recent years seen a growing number of applications
in civil engineering. Indeed, the elimination of physical installations of sensors is very …

Structural health monitoring (SHM) involves the control and analysis of mechanical systems
to monitor the variation of geometric features of engineering structures. Damage processing …

Bridges constitute an important part of the infrastructure and are subjected to damage and
deterioration of materials and support conditions, as well as exposure to adverse …

One of the major applications of Structural Dynamics in Civil, Mechanical, or Aerospace
Engineering regards the dynamic characterisation of man-made structures and components …

The increasingly request for the maintenance of the architectural heritage has led in the last
decades to the extensive use of System Identification (SI) techniques for Structural Health …

Vision-based modal testing method can provide a contactless approach to understanding
dynamic properties of bridges. However, the applicability of this method to in-service bridge …