The impedance/admittance measurements of a piezoelectric transducer bonded to or
embedded in a host structure can be used as damage indicator. When a credible model of …

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is of significant importance in the operation of
engineering systems to ensure the durability and reliability. In this article, we introduce a …

Derivative-free DIRECT-type global optimization algorithms are increasingly favoured for
their simplicity and effectiveness in addressing real-world optimization challenges. This …

A major challenge in structural health monitoring (SHM) is to accurately identify both the
location and severity of damage using the dynamic response information acquired. While in …

The damage identification method based on macro-strain modality has shown good results
for large-span flexible bridges. However, medium-and small-span bridges have a high …

This chapter serves as an introduction to the global optimization problems explored within
this book, offering a succinct overview of existing derivative-free techniques for global …

Smart systems are systems embedded with various types of sensors and smart components
(eg, a robot) for superior systems performance and optimal utilization of resources. Due to …

For a system such as the concrete structure, flow can be the dynamic field to describe the
motion, interactions, or both in dynamic or static (Eulerian description) states. Further …

Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. It is played by a diverse set of people,
from little kids to professional athletes, who possess a large range of physical abilities and …

The recently rapid advancements in sensing devices and computational power have caused
paradigm shift in engineering analyses: data driven and sampling-based approaches play …