1.5.3 Scanning Electron Microscopy1.5.4 Thermogravimetric analysis; 1.5.5 Dynamic mechanical analysis; 1.6 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 2 -- Biomass valorization for better aviation environmental impact through biocomposites and aviation biofuel; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Aviation environmental impact; 2.1.2 Sustainable biomass for aviation; 2.1.3 Biocomposites; 2.1.4 Jet biofuel; 2.2 Summary; References; Further reading; 3 -- Structural health monitoring of aerospace composites; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Failures and damages in composites; 3.3 Micro-level failure mechanisms

3.3.1 Fiber-level failure mechanism3.3.1.1 Fiber fracture; 3.3.1.2 Fiber buckling; 3.3.1.3 Fiber bending; 3.3.1.4 Fiber splitting and radial cracking; 3.3.2 Matrix-level failure mechanisms; 3.3.2.1 Matrix cracking; 3.3.2.2 Fiber interfacial cracking; 3.3.3 Coupled fiber-matrix-level failure mechanism; 3.3.3.1 Fiber pullout; 3.3.3.2 Fiber breakage and interfacial debonding; 3.3.3.3 Transverse matrix cracking; 3.3.3.4 Fiber failure due to matrix cracking; 3.3.4 Macro-level failure mechanisms; 3.3.4.1 Manufacturing defects; 3.3.4.2 Loading-generated transverse stresses

3.3.5 Coupled micro-macro failure mechanism3.3.6 Structural health monitoring; 3.3.7 Operational evaluation; 3.3.8 Data accession, fusion and cleansing; 3.3.9 Feature extraction and information condensation; 3.3.10 Statistical modal development; 3.4 Techniques used for aerospace composites; 3.4.1 Visual inspection; 3.4.2 Shearography method; 3.4.3 Transient thermographic technique; 3.4.4 Eddy current inspection; 3.4.5 Ultrasonic inspection technique; 3.4.6 Vibration-based damage identification technique; 3.4.7 Optical inspection method; 3.5 Conclusion; References

4 -- Recent advances and trends in structural health monitoring4.1 Introduction; 4.2 State of the practice in bridge monitoring systems; 4.3 Factors affecting measurement data; 4.3.1 Environmental factors; 4.3.2 On-site construction defects; 4.3.3 Misinterpretations due to mixing of data by different monitoring techniques; 4.4 Benefits of structural health monitoring; 4.4.1 Enhanced public safety; 4.4.2 Early risk detection; 4.4.3 Improved life spans; 4.4.4 Cost effectiveness; 4.5 Challenges for structural health monitoring; 4.6 Advantages of structural health monitoring

Front Cover; Structural Health Monitoring of Biocomposites, Fibre-Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites; Structural Health Monitoring of Biocomposites, Fibre-Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; About the editors; Preface; 1 -- The effect of different fiber loading on flexural and thermal properties of banana/pineapple leaf (PALF)/glass hybrid c ...; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Material and method; 1.3 Morphology analysis; 1.4 Thermal stability analysis; 1.5 Results and discussion; 1.5.1 Flexural test; 1.5.2 Image analyzer

Structural Health Monitoring of Biocomposites, Fibre-Reinforced Composites and Hybrid Composites provides detailed information on failure analysis, mechanical and physical properties, structural health monitoring, durability and life prediction, modelling of damage processes of natural fiber, synthetic fibers, and natural/natural, and natural/synthetic fiber hybrid composites. It provides a comprehensive review of both established and promising new technologies currently under development in the emerging area of structural health monitoring in aerospace, construction and automotive structures. In addition, it describes SHM methods and sensors related to specific composites and how advantages and limitations of various sensors and methods can help make informed choices. Written by leading experts in the field, and covering composite materials developed from different natural fibers and their hybridization with synthetic fibers, the book's chapters provide cutting-edge, up-to-date research on the characterization, analysis and modelling of composite materials