<P>THE BOOK FOCUSES ESPECIALLY ON THE APPLICATION OF SHM TECHNOLOGY TO THIN WALLED STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS MADE FROM CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS. HERE, GUIDED ELASTIC WAVES (LAMB-WAVES) SHOW AN EXCELLENT SENSITIVITY TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGES SO THAT THEY ARE IN THE CENTER OF THIS BOOK. IT IS DIVIDED INTO 4 SECTIONS DEALING WITH ANALYTICAL, NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL FUNDAMENTALS, AND SUBSEQUENTLY WITH LAMB-WAVE PROPAGATION IN FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES, SHM-SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING.</P> <P>THE BOOK IS DESIGNED FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS AS WELL AS FOR RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD OF STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING AND FOR USERS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.</P>
The book focuses especially on the application of SHM technology to thin walled structural systems made from carbon fiber reinforced plastics. Here, guided elastic waves (Lamb-waves) show an excellent sensitivity to structural damages so that they are in the center of this book. It is divided into 4 sections dealing with analytical, numerical and experimental fundamentals, and subsequently with Lamb-wave propagation in fiber reinforced composites, SHM-systems and signal processing.
The book is designed for engineering students as well as for researchers in the field of structural health monitoring and for users of this technology.