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Figure 2.14: Integrated Structural Health Monitoring Approach<br />

(Herszberg et al., 2007)<br />

In the context of composite repair, the SHM definition should not be driven by<br />

the process of implementing a damage detection strategy as is done on aerospace, civil<br />

<strong>an</strong>d mech<strong>an</strong>ical engineering infrastructures. But it should be driven by the process of<br />

ensuring the reliability of the repair instead, where attempts are made to measure the<br />

inputs to <strong>an</strong>d responses of a structure after damage has been repaired so that the<br />

regression <strong>an</strong>alysis c<strong>an</strong> be used to predict future damage or deterioration (often due to<br />

poor installation, materials etc.) in the <strong>structural</strong> condition. Coupled with the installation<br />

of sensors <strong>an</strong>d numerical modelling, the remaining useful life of the system c<strong>an</strong> then be<br />

assured. Therefore, the following literature review provides <strong>an</strong> insight into the selection<br />

of the most suitable <strong>an</strong>d practical sensor to be used in the composite repair. The aims,<br />

implementations, limitations <strong>an</strong>d benefits of SHM will also be addressed. However, the<br />

discussion is limited to sensing <strong>structural</strong> responses only <strong>an</strong>d is confined to strain <strong>an</strong>d<br />

temperature. Other elements of data acquisition <strong>an</strong>d signal processing such as excitation<br />

methods <strong>an</strong>d data tr<strong>an</strong>smission are not discussed in this chapter but will be explained in<br />

a later chapter.<br />

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