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Guided wave testing is first performed on the selected damage feature from experiments, namely, the scattering coefficient, to prove the feasibility of damage identification. A Bayesian framework based on the selected damage feature for damage identification of three-dimensional joints of arbitrary shape and finite size is then presented. This framework accounts for both modelling and experimental uncertainties. A hybrid wave and finite element approach (WFE) is adopted to predict the scattering coefficients numerically corresponding to different size defects in joints. Moreover, the proposed approach leverages a kriging surrogate model in combination with WFE to formulate a prediction equation that links scattering coefficients to defect size. This equation replaces WFE as the forward model in probabilistic inference, resulting in a significant enhancement in computational efficiency. Finally, numerical and experimental case studies are used to validate the damage identification scheme. An investigation into how the location of sensors can impact the identified results is provided as well.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s23084160","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,21]],"date-time":"2023-04-21T06:06:18Z","timestamp":1682057178000},"page":"4160","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Damage Quantification and Identification in Structural Joints through Ultrasonic Guided Wave-Based Features and an Inverse Bayesian Scheme"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Wen","family":"Wu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Aerospace Technology, Resilience Engineering Research Group, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6235-5304","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sergio","family":"Cantero-Chinchilla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wang-ji","family":"Yan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China"},{"name":"Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Laboratory for Smart Cities, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4577-9380","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manuel","family":"Chiachio Ruano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Structural Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering, Andalusian Research Institute in Data Science and Computational Intelligence (DaSCI), University of Granada (UGR), 18001 Granada, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2881-4017","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rasa","family":"Remenyte-Prescott","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Resilience Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0186-8314","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dimitrios","family":"Chronopoulos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mecha(tro)nic System Dynamics (LMSD), KU Leuven, 9000 Leuven, Belgium"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"892","article-title":"Stress and Deformation Analysis of Joint Plate Depending on Truss Joint Design of Carrying Structure","volume":"10","author":"Hristovska","year":"2021","journal-title":"Tem-J.-Technol. 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