Structural Health Monitoring

Core capabilities

• State-of-art ultrasonic guided wave excitation and measurement systems 
• High speed digital image correlation system for 3D strain and displacement measurement (The most advance in Southern Hemisphere)
• High frame rates thermal camera
• 3D laser Vibrometer for non-contact sensing  (The most advance in Southern Hemisphere)
• Multi-channel phased array system
• 6 Degree of Freedom shaking table
• Mechanical testing facilities
• Advanced techniques and procedures for imaging structural defects and stress measurements

Key collaborations

• Imaging of Structural Defects using Guided Waves
• Stress Monitoring with Linear and Non-linear Guided waves
• Protection of Critical Infrastructure against Surface Waves Caused by Earthquake, Blast and Heavy Traffic
• Super Long-range Inspection using Structural Topology Features
• Fatigue Crack and Delamination Monitoring of Metallic and Composite Structures using Higher Harmonics

Vision

• ARC Industry Transformation Training Centre in Safety Assurance and Prognostics in end of 2017 in collaboration with 5 other Universities
• Participation in Smart Cities Consortium
• Securing industry and ARC funding

Key contacts