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In this work, the damage detection performance of a strain-based SHMS was evaluated on a composite helicopter rotor blade root, exploiting a Finite Element (FE) model of the component. The SHMS monitored the bonding between the central core and the surrounding antitorsional layer. A damage detection algorithm was trained through FE analyses. The effects of the load\u2019s variability and of the damage were decoupled by including a load recognition step in the algorithm, which was accomplished either with an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) or a calibration matrix. Anomaly detection, damage assessment, and localization were performed by using an ANN. The results showed a higher load identification and anomaly detection accuracy using an ANN for the load recognition, and the load set was recognized with a satisfactory accuracy, even in damaged blades. 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