Impedance-based damage detection for civil infrastructures

Seunghee Park; YongRae Roh; JinHak Yi; Chung-Bang Yun; Hyo-Gyoung Kwak; SangHan Lee

doi:10.1117/12.547617

29 July 2004 Impedance-based damage detection for civil infrastructures

Seunghee Park, YongRae Roh, JinHak Yi, Chung-Bang Yun, Hyo-Gyoung Kwak, SangHan Lee

Proceedings Volume 5391, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.547617
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2004, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of an impedance-based damage detection technique using piezoelectric (PZT) transducers for civil infrastructures such as steel bridges. The basic concept of the technique is to monitor the changes in the electrical impedance to detect structural damages. Those changes in the electrical impedance are due to the electro-mechanical coupling property of piezoelectric materials. The smart PZT transducers which act as both actuators and sensors in a self-analyzing manner are emerging to be effective in non-parametric health monitoring of structural systems. This health monitoring technique can be easily adapted to existing structures, since only a small number of PZT patches are needed for continuous monitoring of their structural integrity. This impedance-based method operates at high frequencies (above 100 kHz), which enables it to detect incipient-type damage. It is not interfered by normal operating conditions, vibrations of the host structure, and changes in the host external body. The results of the experimental study on three kinds of structural members indicate that cracks or loosened bolts/nuts near the PZT sensors may be effectively detected by monitoring the shifts of the resonant frequencies of the impedance functions.

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Seunghee Park, YongRae Roh, JinHak Yi, Chung-Bang Yun, Hyo-Gyoung Kwak, and SangHan Lee "Impedance-based damage detection for civil infrastructures", Proc. SPIE 5391, Smart Structures and Materials 2004: Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, (29 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.547617

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