Advent of computationally efficient smartphones, inexpensive high‐resolution cameras,
drones, and robotic sensors has brought a new era of next‐generation intelligent monitoring …

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is being widely evaluated by the aerospace industry as a
method to improve the safety and reliability of aircraft structures and also reduce operational …

The birth of smart materials such as piezoelectric (PZT) transducers has aided in
revolutionizing the field of structural health monitoring (SHM) based on non-destructive …

Recently, there has been a growing interest in deploying smart materials as sensing
components of structural health monitoring systems. In this arena, piezoelectric materials …

With the breadth of applications and analysis performed over the last few decades, it would
not be an exaggeration to call piezoelectric materials “the top of the crop” of smart materials …

As newer and more reliable ways of construction were developed, civilization began to
spread out further and retain functional infrastructure for longer periods of time. Key building …

Recently, there were much interest in technology which has emerged greatly to the
development of smart unmanned systems. Internet of UAV (IoUAV) enables an unmanned …

The safety concerns of transport infrastructure around the world have significantly increased
over the past few years and pose a significant threat to the public and economic well-being …

A washer is a common structural element that is directly used along the loading path of a
bolted connection. Pre-load on a bolted connection directly impacts its load bearing capacity …

Refineries' structures require constant inspection, maintenance of their structural health
condition, and safety of the users; however, accessing these structures is getting more and …