ABSTRACT
Damage sensing (i.e., structural health monitoring) is valuable for structures for the purpose of hazard mitigation. It can be conducted during the damage by acoustic emission detection. It can also be conducted after the damage by ultrasonic inspection, liquid penetrant inspection, dynamic mechanical testing or other techniques. Real-time monitoring gives information on the time, load condition or other conditions at which damage occurs, thereby facilitating the evaluation of the cause of the damage. Moreover, real-time monitoring provides information as soon as damage occurs, thus enabling timely repair or other hazard precaution measures.
