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Structural Health Monitoring, Metamaterials, Metastructures and Additive Manufacturing and Dynamics of Biomedical and Bioinspired Systems, 2026, Vol. 10

Structural Health Monitoring, Metamaterials, Metastructures and Additive Manufacturing and Dynamics of Biomedical and Bioinspired Systems, 2026, Vol. 10
Proceedings of the 44th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2026

Proceedings

Structural Health Monitoring, Metamaterials, Metastructures and Additive Manufacturing and Dynamics of Biomedical and Bioinspired Systems, 2026, Vol. 10
Proceedings of the 44th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2026

Editors:
 Dario DiMaio, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Matthew Allen, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
Sheyda Davaria, Northrop Grumman, Reston, VA, USA
Babak Moaveni, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA

ISBN: 9788743814498 e-ISBN: 9788743814214

Available: July 2026

doi: https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214

Structural Health Monitoring, Metamaterials, Metastructures and Additive Manufacturing and Dynamics of Biomedical & Bioinspired Systems, Volume 10: Proceedings of the 44th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2026, the tenth volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of the Structural Health Monitoring, Metamaterials, Metastructures and Additive Manufacturing and Dynamics of Biomedical & Bioinspired Systems including papers on: Health Monitoring using dynamic measurements
  • Health Monitoring using Digital Twinning
  • SHM using Machine Learning
  • Case studies of SHM on real-world dynamic systems
  • Other Innovative SHM Methods
  • Metamaterials, Metastructures
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Dynamics of Biomedical and Bioinspired Systems
    • Damping, Additive Manufacturing, LPBF, contactless sensing, optical diagnostics, MediaPipe, Telemedicine carangiform, nonholonomic, biomimetic, locomotion, Composites, Damping, Multiphase, wave-decomposition, absorbers, Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Impact, Particle Damping, Dynamics, Smart elastomers, Photo-actuation, underwater monitoring, whisker-inspired sensing, Structural Health Monitoring, Reactive Balance, Fall Detection, biomimetic, propulsion, fluid-structure coupling, State Estimation

    Chapter 1: Applying a Viscoleastic Model to Multiple Unique Additively-Manufactured Trapped-Powder Dampers
    by Jon Black, Jacob Cox, Derek Koski, Carlos Inca Roca, Brooklyn Andrus, Matthew S. Allen
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A01

    Chapter 2: Mobile Optical Sensing for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Monitoring
    by Johannes Maierhofer, Daniel J. Rixen
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A02


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    Chapter 3: Facial Tracking and Motion Amplification for Capturing Heartbeats in Video
    by Yuri Alencar, Camilly Costa, Gustavo Castro, Silvana Oliveira, Victor Cardoso, Moises Silva, Joao Weyl
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A03


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    Chapter 4: Mathematical Model and Prototype of Fish-Swimming Motion in a Wheeled Robotic Platform
    by E. S. Calderon, N. E. Carusetta, M. R. Deverell, J. D. Blessinger, M. J. Ward, J. Ardister, B. F. Feeny
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A04


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    Chapter 5: Tuneable Dynamic Behaviour in Beams with Phase-Changing Materials
    by T. de Ruiter, E. Habtour, D. Di Maio
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A05


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    Chapter 6: Wave-Smart Absorption: A Parametric Study of Dashpot Location in Beam Structures
    by Samikhshak Gupta, Abigail Smith, Vijaya V. N. Sriram Malladi
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A06

    Chapter 7: Modelling Homogeneous Populations of Structures using the Statistical Finite Element Method (statFEM)
    by Brandon J. O’Connell, Keith Worden, Timothy J. Rogers
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A07


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    Chapter 8: OMA-based Approach for Structural Health Monitoring: the Case of Palazzo Lombardia
    by F. Luca, S. Manzoni, S. Pavoni, M. Vanali
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A08

    Chapter 9: Shock Response of LPBF Beams with Pockets of Trapped Powder
    by R Thayne Wagner, Mason Rollans, Matthew S. Allen, Jeffrey R. Hill
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A09

    Chapter 10: Interplay of Light, Mechanics, and Material in Light-powered Actuation of Fibers
    by Alireza Ahmadi, Neda Maghsoodi
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A10

    Chapter 11: Seal Whisker-Inspired Sensor for Amplifying Wake-Induced Vibrations in Underwater Marine Animal Monitoring
    by Yuyan Wu, Sanjay Giridharan, Leixin Ma, Hae Young Noh
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A11

    Chapter 12: From Short-Term Monitoring to Long-Term Insight: VAE Driven Synthetic Data for SHM Applications
    by M. Conti, G. Battista, S. Pavoni, M. Vanali
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A12

    Chapter 13: Bridge Health Monitoring Using Vehicle-Mounted Sensors and Machine Learning Classification
    by Burak Duran, Saeed Eftekhar Azam, Daniel G. Linzell
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A13

    Chapter 14: Data-Driven Aerodynamic Modeling for Flapping-Wing Robots
    by Costanza Speciale, Silvia Milana, Antonio Concilio, Antonio Carcaterra
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A14

    Chapter 15: Footfall Forensics: Real-Time Reactive Balance Classification from Sparse Floor-Vibration Sensing
    by Samikhshak Gupta, Rachel Cole, Wil Reehl, Emily Dowdy, Elizabeth Hoy, Vijaya V. N. Sriram Malladi, Carolyn Duncan
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A15

    Chapter 16: Mapping Propulsive Efficiency of Flexible Bio-Inspired Fins
    by E. Paifelman, G. Costantino Muniz, S. Milana, A. Carcaterra, E. Ciappi
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A16

    Chapter 17: Analytical Modeling of Flexible Caudal Fins with Arbitrary Biomimetic Shapes
    by E. Paifelman, S. Milana, G. Costantino Muniz, A. Carcaterra, E. Ciappi
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A17

    Chapter 18: Integrated Virtual Sensing Method for Real-Time Damage Detection in Mechanical Systems
    by Rodrigo Salazar Colunga, Nimish Pandiya, Christian Dindorf, Frank Naets
    https://doi.org/10.13052/rp-9788743814214A18