Contributor Contact Details – Introduction: Structural Health Monitoring – A Means – To Optimal Design In The Future Xv – V M Karbhari, University Of Alabama In Huntsville, Usa – Structural Health Monitoring: Applications And Data – Analysis – F N Catbas, University Of Central Florida, Usa – Structural Health Monitoring (Shm) Approach – Components For A Complete Shm – Application Scenarios For Decision Making – Emerging Role Of Structural Health Monitoring For – Management – Critical Considerations For Structural Health Monitoring – Interpretations – Data Analysis And Interpretation And Some Methods – Conclusions – Acknowledgments – References – Part I Structural Health Monitoring Technologies – Piezoelectric Impedence Transducers For Structural – Health Monitoring Of Civil Infrastructure Systems – Y W Yang And C K Soh, Nanyang Technological University, – Singapore – Introduction – Electromechanical Impedance Modeling – Damage Assessment – S Practical Issues On Field Applications – Conclusions – References – Wireless Sensors And Networks For Structural Health – Monitoring Of Civil Infrastructure Systems – R A Swartz And J P Lynch, University Of Michigan, Usa – Introduction – Challenges In Wireless Monitoring – Hardware Requirements For Wireless Sensors – Wireless Sensing Prototypes – Embedded Data Processing – Wireless Monitoring: Case Studies – Wireless Sensors And Cyber-Infrastructures – Wireless Feedback Control – Future Trends .