Description: 

A structural health management methodology is developed for in-situ monitoring of hybrid adhesive joints, consisting of:

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• Early prediction of damage by means of different NDT techniques: fiber optical strain gages, thermography, ultrasonic, acoustic emission, etc.

• Reliability assessment of the sensing techniques to detect damage due to environmental conditions.

• Guidelines for the use of NDT techniques for inspection of hybrid adhesive joint in a marine environment.

Acoustic Emission process chain

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