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 monitoringM. L. Wang, Northeastern University, USA, J. P. Lynch, University of Michigan, USA and H. Sohn, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea2. Sensor data acquisition systems and architectures M. D. Todd, University of California San Diego, USA3. Commonly used sensors for civil infrastructures and their associated algorithmsN. C. Yoder, Whistle Labs, Inc., USA and D. E. Adams, Vanderbilt University, USA4. Piezoelectric transducers for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresY-K. An, M. K. Kim and H. Sohn, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea5. Fiber optic sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresK. J. Peters, North Carolina State University & D. Inaudi, SMARTEC S.A. Switzerland6. Acoustic emission sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresM. Meo, University of Bath, UK7. Nonlinear acoustic and ultrasound methods for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresM. Meo, University of Bath, UK8. Radar technology: radio frequency, interferometric, millimeter wave and terahertz sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresD. Huston, Univeristy of Vermont, USA & D. Busuioc, DB Consultant, USA9. Electromagnetic sensors for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresM. L. Wang, Northeastern University, USA and G. Wang, Methode Electronics Inc., USA10. Micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresD. Ozevin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA11. Multifunctional materials and nanotechnology for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresK. J. Loh and D. Ryu, University of California-Davis, USA12. Laser-based sensing for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresT-Y. Yu, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA13. Corrosion sensing for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresA. Poursaee, Clemson University, USA14. Vision-based sensing for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresY. F. Ji, Tongji University, China and C. C. Chang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong15. Robotic sensing for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresH. 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, USA16. Design and selection of wireless structural monitoring systems for civil infrastructuresM. B. Kane, C. Peckens and J. P. Lynch, University of Michigan, USA17. Permanent installation of wireless structural monitoring systems in infrastructure systemsCourtney A. Peckens, Michael B. Kane, Yilan Zhang and Jerome P. Lynch, University of Michigan, USA18. Energy harvesting for sensing systems for assessing and monitoring civil infrastructuresJ. Scruggs, University of Michigan, USA