Structural Health Monitoring and Non-destructive Testing for Engineering Applications: Advances in Sensor and Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

Non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) are strategic procedures for the non-invasive assessment of the health state of materials and structures. Several NDT protocols guarantee that each engineering component enters in service after satisfying a series of stringent tests ensuring the maximum safety level for both persons and products. New studies in this field have a strategic and essential role in order to reduce the NDT costs and improve test performance. As a natural evolution of NDT procedures, structural health monitoring (SHM) has been developing fast, to reduce maintenance costs and limit design constraints. Continuous monitoring of both components and their assemblies ensures high levels of safety, reducing the number of inspections as well.

This Special Issue focuses on fostering technical improvements and new technologies developing for characterization and real-time monitoring of mechanical parts and, generally, structures in a variety of engineering fields (automotive, nuclear, petrochemical, archeology, cultural heritage, aerospace, and so on). We would like to invite original research articles as well as review articles that contain theoretical, analytical, and experimental investigations covering all aspects of NDT&E and SHM.

Dr. Leandro Maio
Dr. Vittorio Memmolo
Dr. Marco Laracca
Guest Editors

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