Piezoresistive properties of cement-based sensors: Review and perspective

W Dong, W Li, Z Tao, K Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Cement-based sensors are increasingly used in smart concrete to self-sense and monitor
the damages and cracks through the measurements of concrete electrical resistivity. The …

A review of intrinsic self-sensing cementitious composites and prospects for their application in transport infrastructures

M Abedi, R Fangueiro, AG Correia - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Monitoring of transport infrastructures, in terms of early damage detection, can prevent the
loss of life and economic damage associated with sudden infrastructure collapse and inform …

Advances in self-sensing cement-based composites containing nano materials for smart civil infrastructures

Y Wang, L Zhang, B Han, S Sun, Y Qin, X Han, G Yang… - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
Self-sensing cement-based composites incorporating the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and
graphene nanoplates (GNPs) with dosages of 0.0~ 5.0 vol% are developed for their …

Effect of rGO/GNP on the electrical conductivity and piezoresistance of cement-based composite subjected to dynamic loading

G Qi, Q Wang, R Zhang, Z Guo, D Zhan, S Liu - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Graphene has good compatibility with cement-based materials. It can be introduced into
cement to produce cement-based composite with electrical conductivity and loading …

Self-sensing cementitious composites incorporating hybrid NGPs/CNTs/NCBs for structural health monitoring

Y Wang, S Sun, L Zhang - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete is the worldwide most utilized man-made material due to its easily moulding, good
performances and low-cost. However, loading and aging actions as well as environmental …

Monitoring and evaluation of the repair quality of concrete cracks using piezoelectric smart aggregates

H Zhang, J Li, F Kang, J Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Various crack repair methods have been studied, but monitoring and evaluation of crack
repair quality are rarely reported. In this paper, a method was proposed to monitor and …

Monitoring depth and width of cracks in underwater concrete structures using embedded smart aggregates

H Zhang, J Li, F Kang, J Zhang - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
This work devises a method to monitor the width and depth of cracks in underwater concrete
structures employing active sensing technology based on embedded smart aggregates …

Research progress in monitoring hydraulic concrete damage based on acoustic emission

H Su, X Xu, S Zuo, S Zhang… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The acoustic emission (AE) technique is suitable for monitoring and evaluating hydraulic
concrete damage due to its good response to material damage. While continuously …

Embedded PZT aggregates for monitoring crack growth and predicting surface crack in reinforced concrete beam

H Zhang, L Wang, J Li, F Kang - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposed an approach to monitor the cracks growth process of reinforced
concrete beam using embedded piezoelectric aggregates. The principle of stress waves …

Real-time structural health monitoring for concrete beams: A cost-effective 'Industry 4.0'solution using piezo sensors

A Ghosh, DJ Edwards, MR Hosseini… - International Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This research paper adopts the fundamental tenets of advanced technologies in
industry 4.0 to monitor the structural health of concrete beam members using cost-effective …