Assessing the service status and maintaining the safety of existing structures are critical to the sustainable operations of various engineering and cross-industry, including civil infrastructures, railways and machinery. Static and dynamic structural characteristics play a key role in the global deterioration assessment of the structural performance, which has enabled structural monitoring and analysis technology to become an active focus in the engineering area. Meanwhile, structural control has been widely used in modern structural engineering. Structural control devices are implemented to enhance deteriorating structures and mitigate natural disasters. Through advanced structural control technology, the structural responses can be controlled. These structural control techniques include passive, active or semi-active reverse forces, which aim to modify structural stiffness, mass and damping with minimal control force. Structural control, monitoring and analysis complement each other, ensuring the safety of the structure to the greatest extent.

The development and breakthrough of structural monitoring, analysis and control technology is inseparable from the joint support of multiple disciplines. In view of the increasing complexity of modern engineering structures and the more changeable application scenarios and environments, traditional health monitoring technologies are gradually unable to meet engineering needs. In this context, with the deepening of scientific research and technological innovation, nano/smart materials and new technologies continue to emerge, providing strong support for monitoring technology to meet various challenges.

The purpose of the Research Topic is to systematically display the latest research results in advanced materials and techniques for structural monitoring, analysis and control, and to promote technological innovation and development in this field. We welcome researchers to contribute Original Research papers and Review papers for this Research Topic sharing the most recent ideas in the field of structural monitoring, analysis and control technology.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to：
• Advanced materials and techniques for various engineering fields
• Applications of advanced materials and techniques in structural monitoring and control systems.
• Mathematical theories and methods for structural monitoring, analysis and control.
• Innovative and effective methods to analyze structural operational performance.
• Other related aspects

Topic editor Sadegh Shams is employed by Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center/Genex Systems and declares no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic Subject)

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