Preface; Contents; 1 Fault Diagnosis in Gas Turbine Based on Neural Networks: Vibrations Speed Application; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Diagnosis Based on Neural Network; 2.1 Neural Networks Learning; 2.1.1 Back Propagation Algorithm; 2.2 Generating Residues; 2.2.1 Evaluation of Residues; 3 Application Results; 4 Conclusion; References; 2 Early Detection of Gear Faults in Variable Load and Local Defect Size Using Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD); Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 EMD and EEMD Algorithms; 3 Application; 4 Conclusion; References

3 Design of Shunted Piezoelectric Patches Using Topology Optimization for Noise and Vibration AttenuationAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Electromechanical Model; 2.1 Finite Element Formulation; 2.2 Reduced-Order Model and Coupling Factors; 3 Topology Optimization Based on SIMP Method; 3.1 Piezoelectric Material Model; 3.2 Optimization Problem; 3.3 Sensitivity Analysis; 4 Numerical Implementation; 5 Examples; 5.1 A Cantilever Beam with One Piezoelectric Patch; 5.2 Sound Power Radiated from a Thin Plate; 6 Conclusions; References

4 Prediction of Sound Radiation from Submerged Cylindrical Shell Structure with an Interpolation Method for the Measured Surface VelocityAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Interpolation Method for Surface Velocity on Structure; 3 Sound Radiation Prediction from Cylindrical Shell; 3.1 Numerical Simulation; 3.2 Experimental Verification; 4 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Identification of Small Objects with Near-Field Data in Quasi-Backscattering Configurations; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Direct Problem; 3 A Music Type Algorithm for the Inverse Problem

3.1 Approximation of the Scattered Field in the Quasi-Backscattering Configuration3.2 A Music Algorithm; 4 Numerical Results; 4.1 Reconstruction of One Inclusion; 4.2 Reconstruction of Multiple Inclusions; References; 6 Characterization of Sandwich Beams with Shear Damage by Linear Vibration Method; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Experimental Procedures; 2.1 Materials; 2.2 Experimental Set up; 3 Linear Vibration; 3.1 Effects of Damage Densities on the Frequencies; 3.2 Effects of Damage Densities on the Loss Factors; 4 Conclusion; References

7 Parameter Identification of a Sandwich Beam Using Numerical-Based Inhomogeneous Wave Correlation MethodAbstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Identification Methods; 2.1 The Mc Daniel Method; 2.2 The IWC Method; 3 Experiments and Numerical Simulations; 3.1 Structure; 3.2 Results and Discussions; 3.2.1 Experimental Results; 3.2.2 Numerical Simulations Compared to Experimental Results; 3.2.3 Numerical Simulations; 4 Conclusion; References; 8 Time Domain Stability Analysis for Machining Processes; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Stability Prediction in Turning; 2.1 Dynamic Cutting Model in Turning