Non-Destructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring Methods for Additive Manufactured Polymers provides a complete overview of non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques and structural health monitoring (SHM) methods for additive manufactured (AM) polymers both with and without fiber reinforcement. Methods for additive manufacturing of polymers are outlined, including modified fused deposition and selective laser sintering, and the book also discusses the structural properties fracture behavior, and other mechanics of the polymers produced. The book then segues into specific NDT and SHM methods best used for evaluating AM polymers, such as THz spectroscopy, microcomputer tomography, ultrasonic methods, fiber optic techniques, and vibration-based methods. The structural differences between polymers produced via AM and those produced via traditional manufacturing techniques are considered as well, and the book also includes insight on methods of embedding sensors in AM structures both during and after the printing process.

Outlines nondestructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM) methods for polymers produced by a variety of additive manufacturing (AM) methods

NDT and SHM methods covered include microcomputer tomography, THz spectroscopy, ultrasonic methods, wave-based methods, vibration-based methods, and more

Reviews various AM methods for manufacturing polymers

Discusses the mechanical behaviors and fracture mechanics of AM polymers

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