Fatigue damage prognosis using piezoelectric transducers

• Main Author: Tay, Yuh Sheng.
• Other Authors: Soh Chee Kiong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49079
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fatigue occurs due to cyclic loadings and may cause catastrophic damages if not rectified in time. It is thus important to monitor and predict the remaining useful life span of materials to avoid unwanted losses in equipments and human lives. Traditional inspection methods which...