This book is a collection of articles covering the six lecture courses given at the CISM School on this topic in 2008. It features contributions by established

A motivation for structural health monitoring. Structural health monitoring of aircraft structures. Vibration-based damage diagnosis and monitoring of external

This book is organized around the various sensing techniques used to achieve structural health monitoring. Its main focus is on sensors, signal and data reducti

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is a relatively new and alternative way of non-destructive inspection (NDI). It is the process of implementing a damage detec

Structural health monitoring is an extremely important methodology in evaluating the 'health' of a structure by assessing the level of deterioration and remaini