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Effect of External Vibration on PZT Impedance Signature
Sensors, 2008 Piezoelectric ceramic Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) transducers, working on the principle of electromechanical impedance (EMI), are increasingly applied for structural health monitoring (SHM) in aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering.
Yaowen Yang, Aiwei Miao
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Aerospace, 2018 Composite materials are commonly used in many branches of industry. One of the effective methods to join the carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) parts includes the use of adhesives.
Paweł H. Malinowski +3 more
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Sensors, 2018 Smart materials such as piezoelectric transducers can be used for monitoring the health of building structures. In this study, a structural health monitoring technique known as the electromechanical impedance (EMI) method is investigated.
Wongi S. Na +3 more
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Electromechanical Impedance Response of a Cracked Timoshenko Beam
Sensors, 2011 Typically, the Electromechanical Impedance (EMI) technique does not use an analytical model for basic damage identification. However, an accurate model is necessary for getting more information about any damage.
Cuiqin Wu +4 more
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Sensors, 2023 This work proposed a novel approach based on principal component analyses (PCAs) to monitor the very early-age hydration of self-compacting concrete (SCC) with varying replacement ratios of fly ash (FA) to cement at 0%, 15%, 30%, 45%, and 60 ...
Qunfeng Liu +4 more
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Sensors, 2016 In the electromechanical impedance (EMI) method, the PZT patch performs the functions of both sensor and exciter. Due to the high frequency actuation and non-model based characteristics, the EMI method can be utilized to detect incipient structural ...
Dansheng Wang +3 more
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New Advances in Space SHM Project [PDF]
INCAS Bulletin, 2015 This paper is based on a consistent family of experimental data obtained in a national research project. More accurate, specimens representing spacecraft structures, accomplished from aluminum circular plates with PWAS bonded on them were subjected to ...
Adrian TOADER, Ioan URSU, Daniela ENCIU
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A Study of Concrete Slab Damage Detection Based on the Electromechanical Impedance Method
Sensors, 2014 Piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is being gradually applied into practice as a new intelligent material for structural health monitoring. In order to study the damage detection properties of PZT on concrete slabs, simply supported reinforced ...
Xianyan Hu, Hongping Zhu, Dansheng Wang
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Sensors, 2020 This paper proposes a novel structural damage quantification approach using a sparse regularization based electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique. Minor structural damage in plate structures by using the measurement of only a single surface bonded ...
Xingyu Fan, Jun Li
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Soft Skins With Reversible Thickness Morphing: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Evolution of electronic skin (e‐skin) technologies toward adaptive, multifunctional soft skins. Phase I highlights early rigid and discrete sensory interfaces. Phase II shows the transition toward flexible, stretchable, and large‐area e‐skin. Phase III captures the emergence of computational e‐skin.
Oliver Ozioko +2 more
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