Damage Assessment of Structures V: (Volumes 245-246 Key Engineering Materials)

This volume presents the proceedings of the fifth in the celebrated series of biennial international conferences on the Damage Assessment of Structures (DAMAS 2003). Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS). Studies of damage evolution, location and characterization are primordial aspects of the rapidly expanding field of SHM (structural health monitoring) and are major themes in this volume. In order to analyze efficiently the data-rich information provided by monitoring and by NDE (non-destructive evaluation) techniques, it is necessary to use advanced signal-processing procedures. Therefore, a significant fraction of the present book is dedicated to the optimization of signal processing and computation methods.

Table of Contents:
Smart Materials in Damage Detection and Prognosis Damage Assessment of the Z24 Bridge by FE Model Updating An Automatic Damage Detection Methodology for Structural Health Monitoring during Fatigue Tests Damage Detection in Large-Scale Laboratory Bridge Models Lifetime Prediction for Fatigue Damage in Bonded Joints Leak Monitoring in Pipeline Networks Using Wavelet Analysis Damage Detection in Boundary Conditions. Comparison Benchmark The Frequency Domain Assurance Criterion as a Tool for Damage Detection Identification of Crack-Tip Parameters Using Thermoelastic Isopachics and Differential Evolution A Strain-Flexibility-Based Approach to Damage Location The Effect of Damping on the Non-Linear Dynamic Behaviour of a Cracked Beam at Resonance and Super-Resonance Vibrations Damage Detection on Automotive Components using Variations in Modal Parameters A Genetic Algorithm based Inverse Problem Approach for Pedestal Looseness Identification in Rotor-Bearing Systems A Model for Studying Properties of the Mode-Coupling Type Instability in Friction Induced Oscillations on 4-h Cold Rolling Mills Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Assessment Using Measured FRFs from Multiple Sensors, Part I: The Indicator of Correlation Criteria Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Assessment Using Measured FRFs from Multiple Sensors, Part II: Decision Making with RBF Networks Hybrid-Knowledge-Models-Based Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Strategies for Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines Estimation of Rotational Frequency Responses Use of Response Surface Metamodels for Damage Identification of a Simple Nonlinear System Higher Order Time-Frequency Analysis as a Tool for Health Monitoring A Time-Frequency Distribution based on a Moving and Combined Kernel and its Application in the Fault Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery Structural Damage Detection and Localization Using FRF-Based Model Updating Approach Where Next for Condition Monitoring? Extraction Methods of Multi - Fault Information in Machine Condition Monitoring Simplified Modelling of Rotor Cracks Dynamics and Control of a Rotor Using an Integrated SMA/Composite Active Bearing Actuator Research on Fault Mechanism of Rotor to Stator Rub Nonlinear Vibration in High-Speed Turbo Machinery Gearbox Condition Monitoring Based on Curvilinear Component Analysis Model Identifiability of Fault Rotor-Bearing System Fractal Geometry and its Application to Vibration Faults Diagnosis for Rotating Machinery Detection of Rotor Cracks Based on Multi-Scale Singular Spectrum Analysis Nonlinear Signatures in the Transient Dynamics of Turbo-Machinery A Coupled Approach to Developing Damage Prognosis Solutions Monitoring the Degradation of Reinforced Concrete Beams under Cyclic Loading Measurement of Low-Amplitude Hysteresis Behaviour of Concrete by High-Precision Vibrating Wire Strain Gauges Acoustic Emission Assessment of Concrete Hinge Joints Diagnosis of Structural Damage from Non-Stationary Output-Only Measurements Advances in Identification and Fault Detection in Bridge Structures An Investigation into the Mechanism of a Crankshaft Failure Risk-Based Residual Life Assessment - A Case Study A Web-Based Remote Intelligent Expert System for Ferrography Diagnosis Simplified Method to Predict Elastic-Plastic Behaviour of Aeroengine Casings Mechatronics in Design of Monitoring and Diagnostic Systems Health Monitoring of Reciprocating Compressor in Refrigerator Based on the Artificial Neural Network A Study of Fault Mechanisms in a Rotor-Seal System Certification of Condition Monitoring Personnel in the UK Modelling and Accident Reconstruction of Head Impact Injuries An Audio-Frequency Wave Technique for Damage Detection in Beams Moment Tensor Analysis of Acoustic Emission in Concrete Specimens Failed in Four-Point Bending Online Detection of Subsurface Distress by Acoustic Emissions A Quantitative Study of the Relationship between Concrete Crack Parameters and Acoustic Emission Energy Released during Failure The Role of Surface Waves in Assessing Structural Damage Acoustic Emission Monitoring of Field Tests of an Operating Wind Turbine Detection of Delamination in Multilayer Composite Beams Effect of Damage on the Energy Absorption of Prismatic Thin-Walled Polymer Composite Structures Damage Assessment in Bonded Composite Joints Damage Detection in Composite Structures Based on Optical Fibre Strain Sensing and Finite Element Model Updating Damage Detection and Health Monitoring Based on Vibration Measurements and Recognition Algorithms in Real-Scale Aeronautical Structural Components Fault Detection in Rotor-Bearing System Using Measured Vibration Data Life Damage of Shaft and Spider in Hydraulic Generator Unit Based on Vibration Signal State Space Modelling and Representation for Vibration-Based Damaged Assessment Damage Assessment in Concrete Beams Using Non-Linear Analysis of Vibration Measurements Wavelet Multifractal Approaches for Singularity Analysis of Vibration Signals Online Vibration-Based Crack Detection during Fatigue Testing Identifying the Foundation Stiffness of a Partially Buried Post from Vibration Measurements