Smart materials in architecture for actuator and sensor applications: A review

M Sobczyk, S Wiesenhütter… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Severe challenges such as depletion of natural resources, natural catastrophes, extreme
weather conditions, or overpopulation require intelligent solutions especially in architecture …

A review on health monitoring of concrete structures using embedded piezoelectric sensor

R Gomasa, V Talakokula, SKR Jyosyula… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete commonly constitutes approximately fifty percent in building constructions and its
significance extends even further, often exceeding fifty percent in infrastructure projects such …

Flexural damage diagnosis in reinforced concrete beams using a wireless admittance monitoring system—Tests and finite element analysis

CE Chalioris, VK Kytinou, ME Voutetaki… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The utilization and effectiveness of a custom-made, portable and low-cost structural health
monitoring (SHM) system that implements the PZT-based electro-mechanical admittance …

Active interface debonding detection of a concrete-filled steel tube with piezoelectric technologies using wavelet packet analysis

B Xu, T Zhang, G Song, H Gu - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2013 - Elsevier
Concrete-Filled Steel Tube (CFST) has been widely adopted in high-rise buildings and
bridges as a typical structural member carrying vertical loads in recent years. The debonding …

Monitoring of concrete structures using the ultrasonic pulse velocity method

G Karaiskos, A Deraemaeker, DG Aggelis… - Smart Materials and …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Concrete is the material most produced by humanity. Its popularity is mainly based on its low
production cost and great structural design flexibility. Its operational and ambient loadings …

Bolt looseness detection based on piezoelectric impedance frequency shift

J Shao, T Wang, H Yin, D Yang, Y Li - Applied Sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a piezoelectric impedance frequency shift method is developed to estimate the
bolt preload for the detection of bolt looseness in engineering structures. An experimental …

Blast and residual capacity analysis of reinforced concrete framed buildings

R Jayasooriya, DP Thambiratnam, NJ Perera… - Engineering …, 2011 - Elsevier
Iconic and public buildings have become a universal target of bomb attacks from terrorists.
Most of these buildings have been or are built without consideration for their vulnerability to …

A smart washer for bolt looseness monitoring based on piezoelectric active sensing method

H Yin, T Wang, D Yang, S Liu, J Shao, Y Li - Applied Sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
Piezoceramic based active sensing methods have been researched to monitor preload on
bolt connections. However, there is a saturation problem involved with this type of method …

Development and application of a structural health monitoring system based on wireless smart aggregates

S Yan, H Ma, P Li, G Song, J Wu - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems can improve the safety and reliability of
structures, reduce maintenance costs, and extend service life. Research on concrete SHMs …

Damage detection of a concrete column subject to blast loads using embedded piezoceramic transducers

K Xu, Q Deng, L Cai, S Ho, G Song - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Some of the most severe structural loadings come in the form of blast loads, which may be
caused by severe accidents or even terrorist activities. Most commonly after exposure to …