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SHOCK AND VIBRATION
Volume 2017, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2017/3648403
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- Regione Umbria, within POR Umbria ESF Axis II Employability-Objective
- Regione Umbria, within POR Umbria ESF Axis IV Human-Capital Objective 1
- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad of Spain [DPI2014-53947-R]
- Spanish Ministry of Education [FPU13/04892]
- Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR)
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The paper presents a study on the use of cement-based sensors doped with carbon nanotubes as embedded smart sensors for static and dynamic strain monitoring of reinforced concrete (RC) elements. Such novel sensors can be used for the monitoring of civil infrastructures. Because they are fabricated from a structural material and are easy to utilize, these sensors can be integrated into structural elements for monitoring of different types of constructions during their service life. Despite the scientific attention that such sensors have received in recent years, further research is needed to understand (i) the repeatability and accuracy of sensors' behavior over a meaningful number of sensors, (ii) testing configurations and calibration methods, and (iii) the sensors' ability to provide static and dynamic strain measurements when actually embedded in RC elements. To address these research needs, this paper presents a preliminary characterization of the self-sensing capabilities and the dynamic properties of a meaningful number of cement-based sensors and studies their application as embedded sensors in a full-scale RC beam. Results from electrical and electromechanical tests conducted on small and full-scale specimens using different electrical measurement methods confirm that smart cement-based sensors show promise for both static and vibration-based structural health monitoring applications of concrete elements but that calibration of each sensor seems to be necessary.
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