Smart Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Engineering Structures

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) aims to develop automated systems for the continuous monitoring, inspection, and damage detection of structures with minimum labor involvement. The first step to set up a SHM system is to incorporate a level of structural sensing capability that is reliable and possesses long term stability. Smart sensing technologies including the applications of fiber optic sensors, piezoelectric sensors, magnetorestrictive sensors and self-diagnosing fiber reinforced composites, possess very important capabilities of monitoring various physical or chemical parameters related to the health and therefore, durable service life of structures. In particular, piezoelectric sensors and magnetorestrictive sensors can serve as both sensors and actuators, which make SHM to be an active monitoring system. Thus, smart sensing technologies are now currently available, and can be utilized to the SHM of civil engineering structures. In this paper, the application of smart materials/sensors for the SHM of civil engineering structures is critically reviewed. The major focus is on the evaluations of laboratory and field studies of smart materials/sensors in civil engineering structures.

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  http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ace/2010/724962.html
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• Authors:
  • Sun, M
  • Staszewski, W J
  • Swamy, R N
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: Article ID 724962
• Serial:
  • Advances in Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 2010
  • Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 1687-8086
  • EISSN: 1687-8094
  • Serial URL: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ace/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil engineering; Fiber optics; Inspection equipment; Magnetometers; Piezoelectricity; Smart materials; Structural health monitoring; Technological innovations
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01220097
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 2010 7:15AM