Advances in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Nondestructive Testing (NDT) of Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The recent occurrence of disasters induced by climate crises poses a significant threat to the safety of our society, affecting our homes, workplaces, daily lives and industrial facilities. Structural health monitoring (SHM) technology, which can be used to constantly monitor the condition of structures, is becoming increasing important in improving the safety of various structures. In addition, more knowledge about non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques is needed to gain a deeper understanding of structural conditions. Over the past ten years, traditional non-destructive inspection techniques such as ultrasonics, electromagnetics, radiography, and optical and thermal methods have been instrumental in enhancing safety in many industrial areas. While these techniques utilize different demodulation principals, they are all predicated on defect inspections, often referred to as diagnoses. It is essential to estimate structural health conditions early, when damage has not yet been generated, and make a prognosis during operation by using in situ monitoring techniques. Moreover, the concept of non-destructive testing has gradually evolved from traditional defect inspections to the in situ health monitoring of structures. As such, over the last decade, there have been numerous studies on the aforementioned prognosis techniques and traditional diagnosis methods in the field of non-destructive inspection. As many factors contribute to the successful in situ monitoring of structures, more advanced sensors, data acquisition skills, signal processing tools, etc., need to be developed to better understand structural conditions.

For this Special Issue, we seek the submission of high-quality research, technical or review papers that focus on the application of new innovative technologies in non-destructive inspections including in situ health monitoring.

Topics of interests include, but are not limited to, the following: new developments and applications of non-destructive testing and evaluation; inspection and analysis; in situ health monitoring; and integration with other technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT). Additionally, related theories, modeling and simulations may be covered.

This Special Issue aims to compile the experience of leading scientists, researchers, and field engineers to facilitate the adoption of new non-destructive inspection systems to improve safety and production efficiency in industrial fields. It will provide knowledge about technological advances and the latest studies on the state of the art and the results of innovative field applications in non-destructive inspection including in situ health monitoring. Interested individuals from academia, research laboratories, industries, and related companies are invited to contribute by submitting papers to this Special Issue.

Dr. Donghoon Kang
Dr. Kyungwho Choi
Guest Editors

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• structural health monitoring (SHM)
• non-destructive testing (NDT) and non-destructive evaluation (NDE)
• inspection and analyzing skills, modeling and simulation, theory and mechanism
• smart structures and integrated system
• industrial and commercial applications
• ultrasonics, electromagnetics, radiography, optical and thermal methods
• nano-, bio-, info-tech-, and advanced sensors for NDT
• non-destructive inspection for Industry 4.0
• smart sensing materials for structural health monitoring
• functional materials for advanced sensor systems
• self-powered sensor systems