Rise of Smart Cities

The Rise of Smart Cities: Advanced Structural Sensing and Monitoring Systems provides engineers and researchers with a guide to the latest breakthroughs in the deployment of smart sensing and monitoring technologies. The book introduces readers to the latest innovations in the area of smart infrastructure-enabling technologies and howthey can be integrated into the planning and design of smart cities. With this book in hand, readers will find a valuable reference in terms of civil infrastructure health monitoring, advanced sensor network architectures, smart sensing materials, multifunctional material and structures, crowdsourced/social sensing, remote sensing and aerial sensing, and advanced computation in sensornetworks. - Reviews the latest development in smart structural health monitoring (SHM) systems- Introduces all major algorithms, with a focus on practical implementation- Includes real-world applications and case studies- Opens up a new horizon for robust structural sensing methods and their applications in smart cities