Sensor technologies for civil infrastructures Volume 1 : sensing hardware and data collection methods for performance assessment Volume 1 :
Sensors for civil infrastructure performance assessment and health monitoring have evolved significantly over the past decade with advances through high speed and low-cost electronic circuits, advances in fabrication and manufacturing methodologies, use of novel "smart? materials, and developme...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sawston, England ; Waltham, Massachusetts ; Kidlington, Oxford :
Elsevier
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing series in electronic and optical materials ;
Volume 55. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628440606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructures: Volume 1: Sensing Hardware and Data Collection Methods for Performance Assessment; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials; Preface; 1 Introduction to sensing for structural performance assessment and health monitoring; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Introduction to this book; 1.3 Overview of sensors and sensing system hardware; 1.4 Overview of sensor data interrogation and decision making; 1.5 Overview of application of sensing systems to operational infrastructure
- 1.6 Future trends1.7 Conclusion; 1.8 References; 2 Sensor data acquisition systems and architectures; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Concepts in signals and digital sampling; 2.3 Analog-to-digital conversion; 2.4 Digital-to-analog conversion; 2.5 Data acquisition systems; 2.6 Optical sensing DAQ system; 2.7 Conclusion and future trends; 2.8 References; 3 Commonly used sensors for civil infrastructures and their associated algorithms; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Brief review of commonly used sensing technologies; 3.3 Associated algorithms; 3.4 Examples of continuous monitoring systems
- 3.5 Conclusions and future trends3.6 References; 4 Piezoelectric transducers for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Principle of piezoelectricity; 4.3 Piezoelectric materials and the fabrication of piezoelectric transducers; 4.4 Piezoelectric transducers for SHM applications; 4.5 Bonding effects; 4.6 Limitations of piezoelectric transducers; 4.7 SHM techniques using piezoelectric transducers; 4.8 Applications of piezoelectric transducer-based SHM; 4.9 Future trends; 4.10 Conclusion; 4.11 References
- 5 Fiber optic sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Properties of optical fibers; 5.3 Common optical fiber sensors; 5.4 Future trends; 5.5 Sources for further information and advice; 5.6 Conclusions; 5.7 References; 6 Acoustic emission sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Fundamentals of acoustic emission (AE) technique; 6.3 Interpretation of AE signals; 6.4 AE localization methods; 6.5 Severity assessment; 6.6 AE equipment technology; 6.7 Field applications and structural health monitoring using AE
- 6.8 Future challenges6.9 Conclusion; 6.10 References; 7 Nonlinear acoustic and ultrasound methods for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures; 7. 1 Introduction; 7. 2 Fundamentals of nonlinear acousto-ultrasound techniques; 7. 3 Harmonic and subharmonic generation; 7. 4 Nonlinear wave modulation; 7. 5 Nonlinear resonance ultrasound spectroscopy; 7. 6 Future trends; 7. 7 Conclusions; 7. 8 References; 8 Radar technology: radio frequency, interferometric, millimeter wave and terahertz sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures; 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Brief history of ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems
