Structural Health Monitoring System for Synthetic, Hybrid and Natural Fiber Composites

Overview

This book covers the basic principle and challenges of structural health monitoring system for natural fibre and hybrid composites structural materials in industrial applications, such as building, automotive, aerospace, and wind turbine.

Importance of SHM

Structural health monitoring (SHM) has become crucial in evaluating the performance of structural applications in recent trends, especially since it aligns with the high-tech strategy of Industry 4.0. It is a system that operates in real time or in an online situation.

Advantages of SHM

Hence, it also offers advantages for damage detection, damage localisation, damage assessment, and life prediction compared to non-destructive testing (NDT), which is conducted offline.

Content Coverage

The book covers the monitoring of composite materials in terms of structural properties and damage evaluation through modeling and prediction of failure in composites. It includes recent examples and real-world engineering applications to illustrate current technology.

Intended Audience

The book benefits lecturers, students, researchers, engineers, and industrialists working in the civil, aerospace, and wind turbine industries.