The development of structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques is of great importance to
improve the structural efficiency and safety. With advantages of long propagation distances …

Composite materials/structures are advancing in product efficiency, cost-effectiveness and
the development of superior specific properties. There are increasing demands in their …

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is being widely evaluated by the aerospace industry as a
method to improve the safety and reliability of aircraft structures and also reduce operational …

Shear horizontal (SH) waves are of great importance in structural health monitoring (SHM)
and nondestructive testing (NDT), since the lowest order SH wave in isotropic plates is non …

The paper provides a state of the art review of guided wave based structural health
monitoring (SHM). First, the fundamental concepts of guided wave propagation and its …

Delamination in composite structures is characterized by a resonant cavity wherein a
fraction of an ultrasonic guided wave may be trapped. Based on this wave trap** …

Structural health monitoring (SHM) using wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has gained
research interest due to its ability to reduce the costs associated with the installation and …

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of Laser Ultrasonic Testing (LUT) and its
applications in composite materials. The working principles of LUT are thoroughly …

Lamb wave is widely recognized as one of the most encouraging tools for structural health
monitoring (SHM) systems. In spite of many favourable characteristics of Lamb wave for …

Composite materials are increasingly used in the aerospace industry. To fully realise the
weight saving potential along with superior mechanical properties that composites offer in …