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Preface	p. xi
Organisation	p. xiii
Plenary lectures
Nondestructive evaluation, structural health monitoring and optical diagnostics at NASA Glenn: A summary	p. 3
Visualized impact-echo technique for defects in concrete by SIBIE procedure	p. 7
Structural health monitoring for aircraft, ground transportation vehicles, wind turbines and pipes-prognosis	p. 15
NDT in diagnostics & protection of cultural heritage
Application of ground penetrating radar for the assessment of the decay state of Hagia Sophia's mosaics	p. 25
Assessment of cleaning interventions on marble surfaces using pulsed thermography	p. 31
Contribution of NDT to the sustainable preservation of the Church of Santa Maria in Gradi, Viterbo, Italy	p. 37
Investigation strategies for the diagnosis of historic structures	p. 43
Radar-based vibration measurement on historic masonry towers	p. 51
Dynamic testing of historic iron bridge at different levels of excitation	p. 57
NDT characterization of ancient glass objects from the Aegean with an approach of the manufacturing technique	p. 63
Image analysis for artistic style identification: A powerful tool for preserving cultural heritage	p. 71
Application of IR thermography to damage characterization of structures and the diagnosis of historic monuments	p. 77
Iron based and other ancient pigments for pottery decoration	p. 83
A new non-destructive technological approach for fragile archaeological finds	p. 89
On-site measurement & monitoring by NDT in infrastructures
Damage identification of PC cable breakage by means of acoustic emission	p. 95
Mesh-independent ray-trace algorithm for concrete structures	p. 103
Influence of the fiber chemical coating on the fracture behavior of steel fiber concrete measured by acoustic emission	p. 111
Onsite measurements of concrete structures using Impact-Echo and Impulse Response	p. 117
A study on the structural stability of the Asinelli Tower in Bologna	p. 123
Visual inspection and evaluation using NDT testing methods of industrial building after fire	p. 131
Concrete compressive strength estimation in-situ at precast beams using direct and indirect testing methods according to EN 13791	p. 137
AE monitoring of shrinkage process in concrete	p. 143
Acoustic emission behavior during corrosion process in reinforced concrete in proof of EPMA	p. 149
Quantitative evaluation of impact force on impact-echo method	p. 155
Sensors and structural health monitoring
The use of chirped fibre Bragg grating sensors to monitor delaminations in composite materials and structures	p. 163
Structural Health Monitoring in an operational airliner: Results on the implementation of percolation sensors achieved within the European Project: "Aircraft Integrated Structural Health Assessment II (AISHA II)"	p. 169
Cure monitoring of cross-ply composite laminates with an encapsulated fibre Bragg grating	p. 175
Advanced NDT techniques for damage detection in a honeycomb composite helicopter tailboom	p. 181
On the use of a CFBG sensor to monitor scarf repairs of composite panels	p. 187
The use of flat coil sensors and impedance spectroscopy for fatigue crack monitoring of Al 2024-T3 plates	p. 193
In-situ local strain measurement in textile composites with embedded optical fibre sensors	p. 199
The use of a polarimetric fibre sensor to detect impact damage in aircraft composites	p. 205
Ultrasonics
A comparative study on novelty detection and frequency analysis of Lamb waves for the monitoring of metallic repaired structures	p. 213
Detection and characterization of surface defects in metals using surface waves	p. 219
Inspection for flaws in steel using ultrasonic testing and fracture mechanics approach	p. 225
Methods for detection and cleaning of fouling in pipelines	p. 231
Ultrasonic guided waves propagation in complex structures	p. 237
Exploiting time reversal principles for the accurate determination of longitudinal and shear material velocities	p. 245
Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy as a tool for noninvasive examination of Zirconia head of hip prosthesis	p. 253
New opportunities for ultrasonic characterization of stiffness anisotropy in composite materials	p. 259
Ultrasonic characterization of materials using Laser Doppler Vibrometer measurements: A multi-input approach	p. 265
Preliminary results on non-contact characterisation of weathered mineral materials by surface acoustic waves	p. 271
Experimental and numerical polar scans of several anisotropic materials using pulsed and harmonic ultrasonic beams	p. 275
Damage monitoring of composite laminates using ultrasonics	p. 281
Non linear NDT
Filters, transducers, and receivers for nonlinear acoustic measurements	p. 289
Finite element simulations of Contact Acoustic Nonlinearities (CANs)	p. 295
Defect localization using the nonlinear impact modulation technique	p. 301
Imaging multiple defects in solids by means of selective source reduction and time reversed acoustics	p. 307
Multi-frequency defect-selective nonlinear imaging and NDT	p. 313
Acoustic emmission
AE monitoring at laser cutting	p. 321
Acoustic emission analysis for corrosion pitting of MgCl 2 droplet	p. 327
Fracture properties of nanosilica-based cement mortars monitored by acoustic emission	p. 333
Acoustic emission monitoring of wheel sets on moving trains	p. 341
Health monitoring of operating wind turbine blades with acoustic emission	p. 347
Real-time damage location and assessment in composite structures with acoustic emission	p. 353
Electrical methods
Electrical resistance measurement for in situ health monitoring of carbon nanotube/polymer composites	p. 361
Strain and damage sensing in carbon fiber polymer matrix composite by electrical resistance measurement	p. 367
Damage sensing of carbon nanotubes embedded glass fiber composites based on electrical resistance change	p. 373
Electric and magnetic brain activity. Disjoint or overlaping information?	p. 377
Non destructive evaluation of artificially induced damage in composite structures using electrical resistance/potential mapping	p. 381
Electrical tomography as a tool for non-destructive assessment of composite structures	p. 389
On line monitoring of damage during fatigue loading of composite patch repair of composite structures	p. 395
Electrical resistance and electrical potential studies for the detection and monitoring of damage in hybrid composites	p. 401
Imaging & signal processing
Damage detection of steel bridge girder using Artificial Neural Networks	p. 409
Atomic force microscopy quantitative and qualitative nanoscale characterization of collagen thin films	p. 415
Determination of linear thermal expansion coefficient by using digital image correlation	p. 421
Improving TOFD sizing of near surface defects by wavelet transform	p. 427
Noninvasive method for establishing the diffused hydrogen content in Zirconium Alloy used in PHWR	p. 431
Digital methods for flakiness and shape definition	p. 437
Experimentally induced errors in Digital Image Correlation measurement of small strains with large gradients	p. 441
Characterisation of the local fibre volume content nearby moulded holes in textile-reinforced thermoplastic components	p. 447
Modeling GPR data to understand the problems in rebar size measurements	p. 453
The application of information processing techniques towards an effective on line prognostic scheme for rotating machinery	p. 459
Inspection methods
The necessity of lift inspection in Greece	p. 467
Experimental study on the strain contribution of horizontal and vertical web reinforced bar of HSSCC deep beams	p. 471
NDT and safety of crude oil storage tanks	p. 477
Detection of radial cracks at fastener holes by either eddy current or line heating stimulated thermography	p. 483
Apparatus for measuring of liquid conductivity	p. 489
Electromagnetic wave absorbing properties of composites with hollow magnetic fibers	p. 495
Automated system for non-destructive testing of structure and stress state of metallic materials	p. 499
Visual inspection and evaluation using NDT testing methods of extensively cracked concrete floor	p. 503
Author index	p. 509