Piezoelectric impedance sensor-based structural health monitoring for critical members of civil infrastructures

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Abstract

This paper presents novel structural health monitoring techniques for critical members of civil structures using electro-mechanical impedance sensors. The basic concept of this technique is to monitor critical locations of a structure for changes in structural impedance that would indicate imminent damage. In this paper, principal hardware and software issues on this topic are reviewed. An active sensing node incorporating on-board microprocessor and radio frequency telemetry is introduced in a sense of tailoring wireless sensing technology to the impedance method. A data compression algorithm using a principal component analysis is embedded into the on-board chip of the active sensing node. Finally, a method for compensating the temperature effects on the impedance measurements using cross-correlation analysis with effective frequency shifts is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCIMTEC 2008 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Emboding Intelligence in Structures and Integrated Systems
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages395-400
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783908158134
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Embodying Intelligence in Structures and Integrated Systems, CIMTEC 2008 - Acireale, Sicily, Italy
Duration: 8 Jun 200813 Jun 2008

Publication series

NameCIMTEC 2008 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Emboding Intelligence in Structures and Integrated Systems
Volume56

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures and Systems - Embodying Intelligence in Structures and Integrated Systems, CIMTEC 2008
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityAcireale, Sicily
Period8/06/0813/06/08

Keywords

  • Civil Infrastructures
  • Impedance
  • Piezoelectric Sensors
  • Structural Health Monitoring

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