Tabla de Contenidos: “…List of Contributors -- About the Guest Editors -- Preface to "Acoustic and Elastic Waves: Recent Trends in Science and Engineering" -- The Ultrasonic Polar Scan for Composite Characterization and Damage Assessment: Past, Present and Future -- Dispersion of Functionalized Silica Micro- and Nanoparticles into Poly(nonamethylene Azelate) by Ultrasonic Micro-Molding -- Enhancement of Spatial Resolution Using a Metamaterial Sensor in Nondestructive Evaluation -- Monitoring Techniques of Cerium Stabilized Zirconia for Medical Prosthesis -- Correlation between Earthquakes and AE Monitoring of Historical Buildings in Seismic Areas -- Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers Applied to High Temperature Plates for Potential Use in the Solar Thermal Industry -- Acoustic Emission Activity for Characterizing Fracture of Marble under Bending -- Lamb Wave Interaction with Adhesively Bonded Stiffeners and Disbonds Using 3D Vibrometry -- Proof of Concept of Crack Localization Using Negative Pressure Waves in Closed Tubes for Later Application in Effective SHM System for Additive Manufactured Components -- Identification of a Critical Time with Acoustic Emission Monitoring during Static Fatigue Tests on Ceramic Matrix Composites: Towards Lifetime Prediction -- Wavelet Packet Decomposition to Characterize Injection Molding Tool Damage -- Dynamic Characterization of Cohesive Material Based on Wave Velocity Measurements -- Design of a Stability Augmentation System for an Unmanned Helicopter Based on Adaptive Control Techniques -- Numerical and Experimental Characterization of Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Structures with Embedded Piezoelectric Sensor-Actuator Arrays for Ultrasonic Applications -- Acoustic Emissions to Measure Drought-Induced Cavitation in Plants -- The Stiffness and Damping Characteristics of a Dual-Chamber Air Spring Device Applied to Motion Suppression of Marine Structures -- Correlation of Plastic Strain Energy and Acoustic Emission Energy in Reinforced Concrete Structures -- Numerical Models for the Assessment of Historical Masonry Structures and Materials, Monitored by Acoustic Emission -- Detecting the Presence of High Water-to-Cement Ratio in Concrete Surfaces Using Highly Nonlinear Solitary Waves -- Opto-Acoustic Method for the Characterization of Thin-Film Adhesion -- On Site Investigation and Health Monitoring of a Historic Tower in Mantua, Italy…”

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