A review on smart self-sensing composite materials for civil engineering applications

Self-sensing composites are becoming highly attractive for civil engineering applications to improve the safety and performance of structures. These smart composites show a detectable change in their electrical resistivity with applied stress or strain and this unique characteristic make them useful...

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Published in:	AIMS materials science Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 357 - 379
Main Authors:	Rana, Sohel, P, Subramani, Fangueiro, Raul, Gomes Correia, Antonio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	AIMS Press 01-01-2016
Subjects:	composite materials health monitoring self-sensing smart
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Summary:	Self-sensing composites are becoming highly attractive for civil engineering applications to improve the safety and performance of structures. These smart composites show a detectable change in their electrical resistivity with applied stress or strain and this unique characteristic make them useful for health monitoring of structures. Till date, different forms of carbon composites, i.e. short fibre, continuous fibre, particles, nano fibres, nanotubes, etc. have been utilized for this purpose. In this context, the present paper reports an overview of different self-sensing composite systems used for the health monitoring of civil engineering structures.
ISSN:	2372-0484
DOI:	10.3934/matersci.2016.2.357