Dear Colleagues,

Nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques are usually used for the characterization of defects arising in composite materials during manufacturing or during in-service use. NDT techniques such as ultrasonic waves, X-ray radiography, X-ray tomography, infrared thermography, and acoustic emission are the most commonly used in various industrial applications. Each of these NDT techniques has its own detection and characterization potential. Thus, depending on the damage mechanism involved, the part geometry, and the in-situ conditions of use, one technique may be preferred over another, or several techniques may be combined in order to improve the diagnosis of the damage state of composite structures and to allow a reliable monitoring of the material’s or component’s structural health in view of in-service performance assessment and residual durability prognosis.

This Special Issue welcomes papers (original research articles, state-of-the art reviews, short communications, perspectives, viewpoints, opinions, concept papers, or case reports) on the latest advances and developments in nondestructive detection, characterization, and health monitoring of structural composite materials and composite structures. Suggested contributions may address materials, processing, sensing/monitoring, modeling/simulation, performance, or application issues, with either experimental or numerical approaches. Articles providing guidelines and drawing future perspectives on how the structural health monitoring of these materials could evolve in the digital era, taking advantage of artificial intelligence, data fusion, and big data, would also be highly appreciated.

Prof. Dr. Patricia Krawczak
Dr. Salim Chaki
Guest Editors

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• nondestructive testing
• structural health monitoring
• ultrasonic waves
• X-ray radiography
• X-ray tomography
• infrared thermography
• acoustic emission
• shearography
• digital image correlation
• terahertz imaging
• embedded sensors and actuators
• hybrid nondestructive characterization
• data fusion
• defect detection and characterization
• damage evaluation
• residual lifetime prediction
• predictive maintenance
• advanced composites
• polymer composites
• composite structures