Investigation of a new experimental method for damage assessment of RC beams failing in shear using piezoelectric transducers

ME Voutetaki, NA Papadopoulos, GM Angeli… - Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
The ability of a new portable real-time Wireless impedance/Admittance Monitoring System
(WiAMS) in damage diagnosis of shear-critical RC beams is experimentally studied. This …

Experimental damage evaluation of reinforced concrete steel bars using piezoelectric sensors

CG Karayannis, CE Chalioris, GM Angeli… - … and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
This study presents an experimental effort for the damage assessment of concrete
reinforcing bars using bonded piezoelectric transducers and the implementation of an …

Damage evaluation in shear-critical reinforced concrete beam using piezoelectric transducers as smart aggregates

CE Chalioris, NA Papadopoulos, GM Angeli… - Open …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Damage detection at early cracking stages in shear-critical reinforced concrete beams,
before further deterioration and their inevitable brittle shear failure is crucial for structural …

Damage detection in concrete structures using a simultaneously activated multi-mode PZT active sensing system: Numerical modelling

CP Providakis, KD Stefanaki, ME Voutetaki… - Structure and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, a structural health monitoring approach that integrates both electromechanical
admittance (EMA) and guided wave (GW) techniques is presented. More specifically, the …

Crack identification for reinforced concrete using PZT based smart rebar active sensing diagnostic network

NN Song, F Wu - … of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
An active sensing diagnostic system using PZT based smart rebar for SHM of RC structure
has been currently under investigation. Previous test results showed that the system could …

[PDF][PDF] Research Article Usage of PZTs for Damage Evaluation of Steel Reinforcing Bar

CP Providakis, CG Karayannis, CE Chalioris… - researchgate.net
This study presents an effort for the damage assessment of reinforcing bars using bonded
piezoelectric transducers and the implementation of an integration approach based on the …