Recent Advances in Smart Structures for Vibration Control and Structural Health Monitoring: Focusing on Sustainable Approaches and Digital Innovations

Structures are often subjected to vibrations from mechanical forces or environmental factors, posing safety risks and leading to economic losses. Vibration control and structural health monitoring are essential to mitigate these risks and assess potential damage.

Despite advancements, challenges remain. Climate change and rapid technological progress are reshaping the structural landscape, necessitating resilient, lightweight, and energy-saving designs. Researchers face the task of developing innovative devices to mitigate vibrations from extreme weather, ensuring occupant comfort even when vibration levels are within safety limits.

Additionally, designing adaptable, lightweight structures and infrastructures using advanced materials and construction methods is crucial for reducing environmental impact and enhancing resilience. Integrating sustainable practices, digital tools, intelligent control systems, and real-time monitoring can optimize structural performance and durability, fostering a secure and eco-friendly built environment.



This Special Issue aims to explore the latest advancements in smart structures, with a particular focus on vibration control and structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques. By integrating sustainable engineering principles with digital innovations, it highlights how these approaches are revolutionizing structural and infrastructure engineering. Key challenges addressed include enhancing structural resilience, extending service life, and minimizing environmental impact.

Topics of interest include novel control strategies (active, semi-active, and passive systems), real-time monitoring technologies, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Additionally, energy-efficient designs that promote sustainability are a central focus. By featuring a blend of theoretical, experimental, and numerical research, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive view of current trends and future directions in the field of smart structures.



This Special Issue invites original contributions exploring the latest innovations in smart structures, focusing on vibration control and structural health monitoring (SHM). It aims to showcase how sustainable solutions and advanced digital technologies are reshaping structural and infrastructure engineering, enhancing durability, and minimizing environmental impact.

Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts on topics including:

• Novel methodologies and technologies for vibration control including active, semi-active, and passive control strategies;

• Advanced SHM techniques, emphasizing the use of digital tools and real-time data;

• Sustainable approaches to improving civil infrastructure resilience;

• Integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other digital technologies in structural control systems;

• Energy-efficient control systems for effective vibration mitigation and sustainability of modern structures and infrastructures.

The Special Issue welcomes theoretical, experimental, and numerical studies that provide valuable insights into the future of smart structures and sustainable infrastructures.

Keywords: Smart Structures; Vibration Control; Structural Health Monitoring; Sustainable Engineering; Vibration analysis

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.