A review of the piezoelectric electromechanical impedance based structural health monitoring technique for engineering structures

WS Na, J Baek - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
The birth of smart materials such as piezoelectric (PZT) transducers has aided in
revolutionizing the field of structural health monitoring (SHM) based on non-destructive …

Recent development in the processing, properties, and applications of epoxy-based natural fiber polymer biocomposites

RB Alsuwait, M Souiyah, I Momohjimoh, SA Ganiyu… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Growing environmental concerns have increased the scientific interest in the utilization of
natural fibers for the development of epoxy biocomposite materials. The incorporation of one …

Atomistic prediction on the degradation of vinylester-based composite under chloride and elevated temperature

XQ Wang, O Büyüköztürk, CKY Leung, D Lau - Composites Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vinylester resin is widely used as matrix for fabricating glass fiber reinforced polymer in
marine applications. Even though vinylester based material is understood to be durable in …

Impedance-based non-destructive testing method combined with unmanned aerial vehicle for structural health monitoring of civil infrastructures

WS Na, J Baek - Applied Sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are a rising topic in remote
sensing technologies for structural health monitoring. With technology advancement in …

Real-time monitoring stiffness degradation of hardened cement paste under uniaxial compression loading through piezoceramic-based electromechanical impedance …

C Zhang, Q Yan, GP Panda, W Wu, G Song… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Real-time health monitoring of cementitious materials under external loadings is of great
significance to help engineers evaluate structural safety state and ensure timely …

Electromechanical impedance instrumented piezoelectric ring for pipe corrosion and bearing wear monitoring: A proof-of-concept study

J Wang, W Li, C Lan, P Wei, W Luo - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the concept of electromechanical impedance instrumented piezoelectric ring
was proposed based on the degenerated multilayer piezoelectric/elastic ring transducer …

Use of savitzky–golay filter for performances improvement of SHM systems based on neural networks and distributed PZT sensors

MA De Oliveira, NVS Araujo, RN Da Silva, TI Da Silva… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
A considerable amount of research has focused on monitoring structural damage using
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) technologies, which has had recent advances. However …

A water retention model accounting for void ratio changes in double porosity clays

G De la Morena, V Navarro, L Asensio, D Gallipoli - Acta Geotechnica, 2021 - Springer
This paper presents a constitutive model that predicts the water retention behaviour of
compacted clays with evolving bimodal pore size distributions. In line with previous …

Application of wavelet transform techniques for corrosion assessment of embedded rebars in RC elements using electromechanical impedance

A Thoriya, T Vora, R Jadeja, YAA Ali, SK Patel - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
Corrosion of steel reinforcement embedded in concrete significantly influences the integrity
and durability attributes of reinforced concrete structures. Monitoring of the early age …

Possibility of detecting wall thickness loss using a PZT based structural health monitoring method for metal based pipeline facilities

WS Na - Ndt & E International, 2017 - Elsevier
Wall thinning effect for pipeline related facilities are one of the major issues when
maintaining the structural integrity of facilities. Degradation of pipe by corrosion from the …