Non-Destructive Testing of Structures

• Other Authors: Rucka, Magdalena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; capillary-based structural health monitoring; fatigue crack growth; fatigue crack initiation; XFEM; straight lug; cast-in-place concrete; temperature; boundary conditions; on-line monitoring; numerical simulations; strength; extradosed bridge; SHM system; delamination; width-to-depth ratio (WTDR); concrete bridge deck; handheld IR camera (H-IRC); UAV IR camera (UAV-IRC); passive IRT; non-destructive technique; concrete structure; non-destructive evaluation; crack effect; metal magnetic memory; magnetic intensity gradient; stress; non-destructive testing; ultrasonic tomography; graph theory; concrete; damage mechanics; elastic degradation; damage parameter; internal length; experimental research; methodology; floors; cement-based materials; casting; forming; non-destructive and semi-destructive tests; laser scanning; photogrammetry; tachymetry; bridge deflection; non-contact measurement; wave propagation; damage detection; numerical modelling; hardness; Barkhausen noise; number of events; non-destructive testing inverse problem; adhesive joint; concrete beam; guided waves; debonding; damage imaging; root mean square; cracking pattern; cracks; cement composites; image analysis; historical floor; integrated diagnostics; ground penetrating radar; ultrasonic testing; in situ surveys; finite-difference time-domain modeling; masonry structures; autoclaved aerated concrete masonry units (AAC); compressive strength; minor-destructive (MDT) techniques; non-destructive techniques (NDT); acoustoelastic effect (AE); quasi-brittle cement composites; acoustic emission; acoustic spectrum; micro events; acoustic nondestructive methods; large format tiles; real-life application; mechanical load; failure; vibration signal analysis; nondestructive testing; Kalman filtering; parameter identification; magnetic Barkhausen noise; magnetic anisotropy; grain oriented steel; time-frequency representation; signal processing; data mining methods; digital image correlation; region-based convolutional neural network; machine learning; crack monitoring; crack detection and localization; elastic waves; neural networks; force prediction; flange connection; static test; soil-steel bridge; terrestrial laser scanning; finite element method (FEM); modelling and simulations; material parameters identification; vibration measurements; testing; operational modal analysis; lighthouse; historic tower; steel structures; stressed-skin effect; diaphragm design; trapezoidal sheeting; condition assessment of steel structure; structural health monitoring; civil engineering structures; mechanical structures; damage detection and visualization; modeling and simulations
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The Special Issue "Non-Destructive Testing of Structures" has been proposed to present the recent developments in the field of the diagnostics of structural materials and components in civil and mechanical engineering. The papers highlighted in this editorial concern various aspects of non...