Journal
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Volume 125, Issue -, Pages 374-387Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.02.011
Keywords
FRP strengthening; Concrete; Debonding; Electromechanical impedance; Spectral model; Structural health monitoring
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [BIA2013-46944-C2-1-P]
- CSC
- FPI
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An impedance-based midspan debonding identification method for RC beams strengthened with FRP strips is presented in this paper using piezoelectric ceramic (PZT) sensor-actuators. To reach this purpose, firstly, a two-dimensional electromechanical impedance model is proposed to predict the electrical admittance of the PZT transducer bonded to the FRP strips of an RC beam. Considering the impedance is measured in high frequencies, a spectral element model of the bonded-PZT-FRP strengthened beam is developed. This model, in conjunction with experimental measurements of PZT transducers, is used to present an updating methodology to quantitatively detect interfacial debonding of these kinds of structures. To improve the performance and accuracy of the detection algorithm in a challenging problem such as ours, the structural health monitoring approach is solved with an ensemble process based on particle of swarm. An adaptive mesh scheme has also been developed to increase the reliability in locating the area in which debonding initiates. Predictions carried out with experimental results have showed the effectiveness and potential of the proposed method to detect prematurely at its earliest stages a critical failure mode such as that due to midspan debonding of the FRP strip. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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