Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructures, Volume 1

Jerome P. Lynch is Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan, USA. Professor Hoon Sohn works at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea. Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, USA.

1. Introduction to sensing for structural performance assessment and health monitoring M. L. Wang, Northeastern University, USA, J. P. Lynch, University of Michigan, USA and H. Sohn, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea 2. Sensor data acquisition systems and architectures M. D. Todd, University of California San Diego, USA 3. Commonly used sensors for civil infrastructures and their associated algorithms N. C. Yoder, Whistle Labs, Inc., USA and D. E. Adams, Vanderbilt University, USA 4. Piezoelectric transducers for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures Y-K. An, M. K. Kim and H. Sohn, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea 5. Fiber optic sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures K. J. Peters, North Carolina State University & D. Inaudi, SMARTEC S.A. Switzerland 6. Acoustic emission sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures M. Meo, University of Bath, UK 7. Nonlinear acoustic and ultrasound methods for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures M. Meo, University of Bath, UK 8. Radar technology: radio frequency, interferometric, millimeter wave and terahertz sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures D. Huston, Univeristy of Vermont, USA & D. Busuioc, DB Consultant, USA 9. Electromagnetic sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures M. L. Wang, Northeastern University, USA and G. Wang, Methode Electronics Inc., USA 10. Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures D. Ozevin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA 11. Multifunctional materials and nanotechnology for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures K. J. Loh and D. Ryu, University of California-Davis, USA 12. Laser-based sensing for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures T-Y. Yu, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA 13. Corrosion sensing for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures A. Poursaee, Clemson University, USA 14. Vision-based sensing for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures Y. F. Ji, Tongji University, China and C. C. Chang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 15. Robotic sensing for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures H. Myung, H. Jeon and Y-S. Bang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea and Y. Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA 16. Design and selection of wireless structural monitoring systems for civil infrastructures M. B. Kane, C. Peckens and J. P. Lynch, University of Michigan, USA 17. Permanent installation of wireless structural monitoring systems in infrastructure systems Courtney A. Peckens, Michael B. Kane, Yilan Zhang and Jerome P. Lynch, University of Michigan, USA 18. Energy harvesting for sensing systems for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructures J. Scruggs, University of Michigan, USA