International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2007; held at Stanford Univ.; September 11-13, 2007

本提案旨在为将于2007年9月11-13日在斯坦福大学举行的结构健康监测国际研讨会申请资助。结构健康监测是一项新兴技术，它将先进的传感技术与材料/结构损伤特征的诊断、预测和知识相结合，以估计结构的健康状态，同时在使用中，防止结构灾难，最大限度地减少停机时间，保持性能，并降低维护成本。它对于维持国家民用基础设施、高速公路、关键设施、急救医院和发电厂在自然灾害和人为灾害下的运行准备，同时延长这些设施在标准服务中的寿命，尤其重要和有吸引力。由于近年来该技术取得了重大进展，2007年IWSHM的主题将集中在“量化，验证和实施”上。研讨会的目标是确认当前该领域相关技术的快速发展进展，确定研究和发展中的关键和新兴问题，并促进各学科之间的交流和相互促进，如传感器、传感器系统、网络、计算、数据挖掘、综合设计、诊断、预测、信号处理、多功能材料和民用基础设施等应用。地面/空中/太空运输车辆和海洋结构。来自工业界、学术界和政府的专家将被邀请参加并发表演讲和演讲。同时还将举办产品展览和技术演示。讲习班将以小组讨论结束，讨论在讲习班期间确定的关键问题和关注事项。研讨会将进行技术介绍，并成立一个由政府、工业界和学术界主要人员组成的技术委员会。将为政府机构和工业界制定促进结构健康监测发展的适当准则和建议。

This proposal is to request funding to support the International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring to be held at Stanford University, Sept. 11-13, 2007. Structural health monitoring is an emerging technology, which integrates advanced sensing technology with diagnostics, prognostics, and knowledge of material/structural damage characteristics to estimate the health status of the structures, while in service, to prevent structural catastrophes, minimize downtime and sustain performance, and reduce maintenance cost. It is particularly important and attractive for sustaining operational readiness of national civil infrastructures, highways, critical facilities, and emergency hospitals, and power plants due to natural and man-made disaster while prolonging the life span of these structures in standard service. Owing to the significant progress of the technology in recent years, the theme of the 2007 IWSHM will focus on "Quantification, Validation, and Implementation." The objectives of the Workshop are to acknowledge the progress of the current rapid development in the technologies related to the field, identify key and emerging issues in research and development, and promote exchanges and cross-fertilization across disciplines such as sensors, sensor systems, networking, computing, data mining, integrated design, diagnostics, prognostics, signal processing, multifunctional materials, and applications such as civil infrastructures, ground/air/space transportation vehicles, and marine structures. Experts from industry, academe, and government will be invited to participate and deliver lectures and presentations. Product exhibition and technology demonstrations will also be held. The workshop will conclude with panel discussions on key issues and concerns identified during the workshop. The workshop will result in proceedings of the technical presentations as well as in the formation of a technical committee consisting of key personnel from government, industry, and academe. Appropriate guidelines and recommendations for government agencies and industry to promote structural health monitoring development will be developed.