Author: Ginu Rajan, B. Gangadhara Prusty Full Title: Structural Health Monitoring Of Composite Structures Using Fiber Optic Methods Publisher: CRC Press (September 1, 2016) Year: 2016 ISBN-13: 9781498733175 (978-1-4987-3317-5) ISBN-10: 1498733174 Pages: 507 Language: English Genre: Engineering: Communications: Optics File type: PDF (True, but nonnative Cover) Quality: 9/10 Price: £140.00 This highly comprehensive, introductory book explains the basics of structural health monitoring aspects of composite structures. This book serve as an all-in-one reference book in which the reader can receive a basic understanding of composite materials, manufacturing methods, the latest types of optical fiber sensors used for structural health monitoring of composite structures, and demonstrated applications of the use of fiber sensors in a variety of composite material structures. The content draws upon the authors’ and distinguished contributors’ extensive research/teaching and industrial experience to fully cover the structural health monitoring of composite materials using fiber optic sensing methods. Features: — Presents basic knowledge about composite materials, fiber optic sensors and their latest applications — Features advanced topics with coverage of the latest advancements in the field — Provides in-depth, practical content written in an easily understood format — Serves as a reference for future nondestructive methods for composite structures — Written by experts from: Australia, India, Poland, China, Germany, Japan, Belgium, and the UK ------------- Our members see more. Join us!