Siu Chun Michael Ho
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About
Siu Chun Michael Ho is a leading researcher in structural health monitoring, with a particular focus on the integrity of bolted connections—critical components in mechanical, civil, and offshore infrastructure. His work pioneers novel, non-destructive sensing techniques that combine active sensing with piezoceramic transducers to detect bolt looseness. Ho’s most cited paper, “Tapping and listening: a new approach to bolt looseness monitoring” (2018, 160 citations), introduces an innovative method that uses acoustic response to assess joint tightness, offering a simple yet powerful tool for real-time inspection. He has extended this approach to challenging environments, as demonstrated in his feasibility study on touch-enabled active sensing for subsea bolted connections (2020, 23 citations), addressing the urgent need for reliable monitoring in deep-sea pipelines where leaks can have catastrophic consequences. Ho’s contributions are highly impactful in industries ranging from aerospace to energy, where bolted joints are ubiquitous yet prone to failure. His work not only advances fundamental understanding of wave propagation in jointed structures but also provides practical, deployable solutions for safety-critical applications.
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- 1Tapping and listening: a new approach to bolt looseness monitoring160 citations · 2018
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