Load and crack detection using smart materials

• Main Author: Zhang, Yuwen
• Other Authors: Soh Chee Kiong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/67531
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It is vital to monitor the condition of an engineering structure during its lifespan from the construction stage to the termination of service. Recent years have seen a rapid development of smart materials in structural health monitoring (SHM). The piezoelectric transducer, commonly made of Lead Zir...