Structural Health Monitoring for Civil Engineering Materials (Second Volume)

Dear Colleagues,

Civil engineering materials have evolved from conventional (such as concrete and steel) to new advanced and high performance (such as composites, high strength steel, and high performance concrete) materials over the last few decades. Considerable amounts of existing civil infrastructure constructed using conventional materials face aging and durability issues, as well as threats from both natural and manmade hazards. Modern and new civil infrastructures, though with better and improved performances, need integrated functionality to make them smarter and safer. Degradation, defect, damage, and even failure of civil infrastructure usually start at the local and material levels, and they, if not detected, assessed, and monitored, would eventually lead to catastrophe and huge economic losses. Thus, effective structural health monitoring for civil engineering materials is essential and critical for maintaining structural safety, sustainability, and resilience.

With significance of structural health monitoring for civil engineering, in general, and its materials, in particular, this Special Issue aims to publish peer-reviewed and open access papers that focus on analytical, experimental, and/or numerical investigations advancing the body of knowledge and its application in this important area of materials. The topics sought include, but are not limited to:

• Dynamics-based methods for material damage detection and degradation assessment;
• Diagnosis and prognosis techniques;
• Mechanics for structural health monitoring;
• Signal processing techniques;
• Application of sensors, smart materials and wireless communication;
• Monitoring of aging and durability as well as structural renewal;
• Development of bio-inspired sensing or multifunctional materials;
• Integrated smart material systems and structures;
• Application of material monitoring techniques for civil infrastructure.

Prof. Dr. Pizhong Qiao
Prof. Dr. Hong-Nan Li
Dr. Xing Fu
Guest Editors

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• civil engineering materials
• monitoring of aging, degradation and durability
• sensor technologies
• diagnosis and prognosis techniques.