Methods for Damage Detection in Structural Health Monitoring

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Back to Core Research Programme AMorph – 4D Printing for Field Morphing Structures Automation of Composite and Hybrid Joining Process Coaxial Wire Additive Manufacturing Processes and In-Line Monitoring Tools Development of Coded Excitation Technique for Non-Metallic Pipes Inspection Development of Digital Twin technology as a demonstrator for real-time integrity assessment of crack growth in tensile specimens Development of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) for Hydrogen Fuel Storage Tanks Development of Leak-Before-Break Hydrogen Storage Composite Pressure Vessels With Polymeric Liner Establishing Assessment Methods for Determining Safe Service Limits of High-Temperature Materials in Extreme Environments Fracture toughness in aggressive environments: effect of crack monitoring techniques on test results In-process detection and non-destructive testing of electron beam weld imperfections Internal Bore Coatings for Applications in Corrosion and Hydrogen Environment Joining of Additively Manufactured Materials Long term behaviour of polymeric liner materials/coatings in hydrogen service Techniques for High Temperature Ultrasonic Inspection of Arc Welding Ultimate Leverage Fund

Project Code: 23202

Objectives

Review of the existing data analysis techniques
Develop technique(s) for the analysis long term trend data
Develop an algorithm for the selected techniques
Validate the technique with the available data from the LRU projects
Add the algorithm as an option to the commercial Teletetst Software

Project Outline

Relevant Industry Sectors

Technical and Economic Benefits

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is an area of growing interest and worthy of new and innovative approaches. The increasing age of our existing infrastructure makes the cost of maintenance and repairs a growing concern. SHM may alleviate this by replacing scheduled maintenance with as needed maintenance, thus saving the cost of unnecessary maintenance, on one hand, and preventing unscheduled maintenance, on the other hand.

For new structures, the inclusion of SHM sensors and systems from the design stage is likely to greatly reduce the life-cycle cost.