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Piezoelectric active sensing system for crack detection in concrete structure

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This paper presents an active piezoelectric sensing system for concrete crack detection that is based on the energy diffusivity method. The feasibility of using the energy diffusivity of ultrasound to characterize the structural integrity of a pavement is first analyzed. Experiments are then carried out to evaluate the performance of this approach to crack detection. In addition, the detectable range of this system is studied by testing it with cuttings at different angles and different distances between sensor and actuator. Results show that by analyzing the energy diffusivity density of the sensor responses, cracks in the concrete specimen can be detected. This crack detection system can be used in highway and airport pavement slabs for pavement health monitoring applications.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the US Federal Aviation Administration Airport Pavement R&D Section (Grant#: 2013G022) for funding support. The contents of the paper do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the FAA. The paper does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76203, USA

    Chen Zhang & Xun Yu

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, 11568, USA

    Xun Yu

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Lee Alexander, Ye Zhang & Rajesh Rajamani

  4. William J. Hughes Technical Center, Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City, NJ, 08405, USA

    Navneet Garg

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Zhang, C., Yu, X., Alexander, L. et al. Piezoelectric active sensing system for crack detection in concrete structure. J Civil Struct Health Monit 6, 129–139 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13349-015-0143-6

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