Application of electromechanical impedance technique for engineering structures: review and future issues

VGM Annamdas, CK Soh - Journal of Intelligent material …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The recent advent of highly durable engineering materials and the advancement of latest
structural design theories have made possible the fabrication of more efficient engineering …

A state-of-the-art review of concrete strength detection/monitoring methods: With special emphasis on PZT transducers

Y Ji, A Chen, Y Chen, X Han, B Li, Y Gao, C Liu… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete is the most widely used building material in civil infrastructure, and strength is the
most effective evaluation index to measure its quality. Sub-standard raw materials, flawed …

A novel fractal contact-electromechanical impedance model for quantitative monitoring of bolted joint looseness

F Wang, SCM Ho, L Huo, G Song - Ieee Access, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bolted joint are among the key components that enable the robust assembly of a wide
variety of structures. However, due to wear and tear over time, bolted joint may loosen, and if …

Material approaches to stretchable strain sensors

J Park, I You, S Shin, U Jeong - ChemPhysChem, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
With the recent progress made in wearable electronics, devices now require high flexibility
and stretchability up to large strain levels (typically larger than 30% strain). Wearable strain …

Electromechanical impedance modeling for adhesively bonded piezo-transducers

S Bhalla, CK Soh - Journal of intelligent material systems …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
The electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique for structural health monitoring (SHM)
and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) employs piezoelectric-ceramic (PZT) patches, which …

Structural health monitoring using piezoelectric impedance measurements

G Park, DJ Inman - … Transactions of the Royal Society A …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper presents an overview and recent advances in impedance-based structural health
monitoring. The basic principle behind this technique is to apply high-frequency structural …

A review paper on looseness detection methods in bolted structures

SMY Nikravesh, M Goudarzi - Latin American Journal of Solids and …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Bolted structures are widely utilized in industrial structures and equipment due to the
numerous advantages they possess. However, the use of bolts in these structures by itself …

Electromechanical impedance of piezoelectric transducers for monitoring metallic and non-metallic structures: A review of wired, wireless and energy-harvesting …

VGM Annamdas, MA Radhika - Journal of Intelligent …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Electromechanical impedance–based structural health monitoring method had attracted
several researchers in the recent past for aerospace, civil, mechanical, timber and biological …

Practical issues related to the application of the electromechanical impedance technique in the structural health monitoring of civil structures: I. Experiment

Y Yang, YY Lim, CK Soh - Smart Materials and Structures, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The advent of smart materials such as the piezo-impedance transducer (lead zirconate
titanate, PZT) and optical fiber (FBG) has ushered in a new era in the field of structural health …

Stress and strain behavior monitoring of concrete through electromechanical impedance using piezoelectric cement sensor and PZT sensor

HH Pan, JC Guan - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a nondestructive testing method using piezoelectric sensors to monitor the
stress–strain relationship of concrete by using the electromechanical impedance technique …