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This open access book presents established methods of structural health monitoring (SHM) and discusses their technological merit in the current aerospace environment. While the aerospace industry aims for weight reduction to improve fuel efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and to decrease maintenance time and operating costs, aircraft structures are often designed and built heavier than required in order to accommodate unpredictable failure. A way to overcome this approach is the use of SHM systems to detect the presence of defects. This book covers all major contemporary aerospace-relevant SHM methods, from the basics of each method to the various defect types that SHM is required to detect to discussion of signal processing developments alongside considerations of aerospace safety requirements. It will be of interest to professionals in industry and academic researchers alike, as well as engineering students. This article/publication is based upon work from COST Action CA18203 (ODIN - http://odin-cost.com/), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.

Materials science --- Aerospace & aviation technology --- Circuits & components --- Mensuration & systems of measurement --- Imaging systems & technology --- Mechanics of solids --- Structural health monitoring --- Aerospace monitoring --- Nondestructive evaluation --- Acoustic emission --- Guided waves --- Vibration monitoring --- Acousto-ultrasonics --- Fiber optical sensors --- Defect types --- Aerospace requirements --- open access

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This open access book gathers authoritative contributions concerning multiscale problems in biomechanics, geomechanics, materials science and tribology. It is written in memory of Sergey Grigorievich Psakhie to feature various aspects of his multifaceted research interests, ranging from theoretical physics, computer modeling of materials and material characterization at the atomic scale, to applications in space industry, medicine and geotectonics, and including organizational, psychological and philosophical aspects of scientific research and teaching as well. This book covers new advances relating to orthopedic implants, concerning the physiological, tribological and materials aspects of their behavior; medical and geological applications of permeable fluid-saturated materials; earthquake dynamics together with aspects relating to their managed and gentle release; lubrication, wear and material transfer in natural and artificial joints; material research in manufacturing processes; hard-soft matter interaction, including adhesive and capillary effects; using nanostructures for influencing living cells and for cancer treatment; manufacturing of surfaces with desired properties; self-organization of hierarchical structures during plastic deformation and thermal treatment; mechanics of composites and coatings; and many more. Covering established knowledge as well as new models and methods, this book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the field, yet also with extensive details on each single topic.

Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Biomedical engineering. --- Biomaterials. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. --- Bioartificial materials --- Biocompatible materials --- Biomaterials --- Hemocompatible materials --- Medical materials --- Medicine --- Biomedical engineering --- Materials --- Biocompatibility --- Prosthesis --- Clinical engineering --- Medical engineering --- Bioengineering --- Biophysics --- Engineering --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Biomaterials (Biomedical materials) --- Solid Mechanics --- Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering --- Biomechanical Analysis and Modeling --- Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology --- Biological Effects of Nanomaterials --- Cell–nanomaterial Interactions --- Bone Tissue Fracture --- Biomechanical Aspects of Joint Arthroplasty --- Resurfacing Endoprosthesis --- Two-phase Lubrication of Biological Joints --- Mechanics of Earthquakes --- Active Control of Tectonics --- Fracture Processes in Rock --- Multiscale Problems in Tribology --- Hierarchically Organized Structures --- Adhesive Contacts --- Friction Stir Processing --- Particle-based Discrete Element Method --- Low-dimensional Aluminum (Hydro)Oxides --- Nanostructures in Cancer Treatment --- Lattice Curvature --- Wear Resistance --- Open Access --- Mechanics of solids --- Materials science --- Biotechnology --- Biomedical materials.