An increase in system-level efficiency and multifunctionality of products and components is
one of the main advantages of the use of some novel polyvalent materials and structures …

In response to the marked increase in research activity and publications in multifunctional
materials and structures in the last few years, this article is an attempt to identify the topics …

Sensing of damage, deformation, and mechanical forces is of vital importance in many
applications of fiber‐reinforced polymer composites, as it allows the structural health and …

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is the process of collecting, interpreting, and analysing
data from structures in order to determine its health status and the remaining life span …

Damage location detection has direct relationship with the field of aerospace structure as the
detection system can inspect any exterior damage that may affect the operations of the …

Damages are inevitable in structures and effective damage detection techniques are
important for maintaining their health. Many weight-sensitive engineering applications use …

Fault identification using the emitted mechanical noise is becoming an attractive field of
research in a variety of industries. It is essential to rank acoustic feature integration functions …

Impact force magnitude detection and site location for clamped plates have direct relevance
to the maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft structures. This article presents the impact …

In this paper, the use of Artificial Neural Networks to predict the absorbed energy in the
composite plates impacted with low velocity is described. The impact response of a …

Damage identification of composite structures is a major ongoing challenge for a secure
operational life-cycle due to the complex, gradual damage behaviour of composite …