Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.1372.2015

Detection of damage to reinforced-concrete structures using piezoelectric smart aggregates

Dragoslav Stojić
Tamara Nestorović
Nemanja Marković
Radovan Cvetković
Nikola Stojić

Abstract

The implementation of active monitoring systems to diagnose damage to reinforced concrete structures using piezoelectric smart aggregates, and based on wave propagation, ranks among the world’s most advanced research activities. Original models, with parametric analysis of the damage index variation problem, depending on the size, position and orientation of cracks, are presented in the paper. Numerical modelling of wave propagation in reinforced concrete is conducted using the explicit finite element method, which is highly effective for this purpose.

Keywords

piezoelectricity; structural health monitoring; finite element method; reinforced concrete

Hrčak ID:

159998

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/159998

Publication date:

16.6.2016.

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