Textile-reinforced composite structural-health monitoring systems
Sudhanshu Singh, Zunjarrao Kamble, Ghanshyam Neje
Abstract
In recent decades, composites have been widely employed in various sectors to reduce the weight of structural materials whilst enhancing their mechanical qualities. This issue of Textile Progress provides a detailed overview of composite material types, failure mechanisms, and damage-detection techniques applicable to composite structures. Due to their heterogeneity, composite materials are susceptible to several complicated forms of damage. Thus, for early damage identification of composites, structural health monitoring (SHM) may assist in efficient maintenance-scheduling, reducing wasteful inspections, and avoiding catastrophic occurrences and tragic outcomes. SHM is more sophisticated than most non-destructive testing approaches in that it involves establishing systems capable of continually gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data from structures to evaluate their health and lifespan. Several SHM approaches for composite structural-damage diagnosis are available; however, none are adequate for all situations. The number of techniques accessible now is too large to discuss in a single study so methods that may be used as a foundation for further research are the main focus of the current review.