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Impact-monitoring characteristics of piezoelectric smart cement for structural reliability

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Piezoelectric sensors are useful for structural health monitoring (SHM) applications as they can sense mechanical deformations caused by impact or pressure without external power sources. However, commercial piezoelectric sensors are not suitable for large structures, such as concrete buildings, owing to their low cost-effectiveness and poor bonding compatibility with concrete. Therefore, in this study, piezoelectric cement composites were developed using piezoelectric nano powder with a cement matrix. The impact sensitivity values of the composites with varying piezoelectric nano powder content (1, 5, and 10 wt%) were measured, and the maximum impact sensitivity obtained was 3.9 μV/N at 10 wt%. It was revealed that optimizing the filler concentration for high sensitivity and accuracy is required for impact-monitoring applications.

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This research was supported by a grant from the R&D Program of the Korea Railroad Research Institute, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE, Korea) under the Sensor Industry Enhancement Program (20003125) and National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT) (No. RS-2023-00253910).

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  1. Advanced Railroad Vehicle Division, Korea Railroad Research Institute, Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 16105, Republic of Korea

    Jaeheon Choe

  2. School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10540, Republic of Korea

    Hyunjin Bae & Kyungwho Choi

  3. Department of Intelligent Mechatronics Engineering and Convergence Engineering for Intelligent Drone, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea

    You Seung Rim

  4. Department of Flexible and Printable Electronics, and LANL-JBNU Engineering Institute-Korea, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea

    Lae-Hyong Kang

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Choe, J., Bae, H., Rim, Y.S. et al. Impact-monitoring characteristics of piezoelectric smart cement for structural reliability. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 83, 209–215 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40042-023-00859-x

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