Journal
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN SOLID STATE AND MATERIALS SCIENCES
Volume 45, Issue 3, Pages 187-238Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10408436.2019.1588705
Keywords
Structural health monitoring; piezoelectric materials; piezoresistive materials; optical fiber sensors; advanced composites
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
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Piezoelectric, piezoresistive, and optical fiber sensors have attracted considerable attention in structural health monitoring (SHM) applications for strain/temperature measurements in advanced material structures such as composites. Issues pertaining to the fabrication process and integration of these sensors, however, continue to limit their efficiency in detecting SHM parameters in sensitive applications such as aerospace and medical devices, where accuracy and reliability are prime concerns. This paper provides a critical review of recent developments on sensing materials and their integration methods into composites. For piezoelectric sensors, ferroelectric and piezoelectric characteristics of different material compositions are described and the evolution of ferroelectric properties over a range of temperatures and mechanical loadings is addressed. Fabrication processes and characterization of silicon- and carbon-based piezoresistive materials are presented to assess the electromechanical performance of such sensors. Furthermore, the methods developed for concurrent measurement of strain and temperature using optical fiber sensors are reviewed. The implantation of different sensing mechanisms for detecting physical parameters during and after composite manufacturing processes is described. Since composite delamination due to the embedded sensors is a reoccurring issue, mechanical compatibility of different reported sensors with the base material interface is highlighted. Finally, potential future directions of the reviewed sensing mechanisms are outlined.
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