Meet the editor

Mahmut Reyhanoglu is currently Director of Robotics Engineering, Columbus State University (CSU), Georgia, USA. Prior to joining CSU, he was the Glaxo Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Engineering, University of North Carolina at Asheville, USA. His extensive research makes use of advanced mathematical techniques and models that arise from fundamental physical principles. His major research interests are in the areas

of nonlinear dynamical systems and control theory, with particular emphasis on applications to mechanical and aerospace systems, robotics, and mechatronics. He has edited five books and authored/co-authored five book chapters and more than 140 peer-reviewed journal/proceedings papers. He served on the Transactions on Automatic Control Editorial Board and the Control Systems Society Conference Editorial Board of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He also served as a member of the International Program Committee for several conferences and as a member of the Guidance, Navigation, and Control Technical Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He is currently an editor of the *International Journal of Aerospace Engineering* and *Electronics*.

Contents

Introductory Chapter: Acoustic Emission

Crack Classification in Steel-RC and GFRP-RC Beams with Varying Reinforcement Ratio Using AE Parameters *by Gaurav Sharma, Shruti Sharma and Sandeep Kumar Sharma*

Application of Acoustic Emissions Technique in Assessment of Cracking Performance of Asphalt Pavement Materials

Periodic Acoustic Black Holes to Mitigate Sound Radiation

Trailing Edge Bluntness Noise Characterization for Horizontal

*by Satya Prasad Maddula, Vasishta Bhargava Nukala, Swamy Naidu Neigapula Venkata, Chinmaya Prasad Padhy* 

*by Mahmut Reyhanoglu*

*by Behzad Behnia*

*by Subhankar Roy and Tanmoy Bose*

Axis Wind Turbines [HAWT] Blades

from Cylindrical Structures *by Jie Deng and Nansha Gao*

*and Rahul Samala*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 5**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 45**

**Chapter 5 59**

**Chapter 6 77**

Defect Detection in Delaminated Glass-Fibre/Epoxy Composite Plates Using Local Defect Resonance Based Vibro-Thermography Technique
