Smart Structures and Systems

Volume 6, Number 3, 2010, pages 291-307

DOI: 10.12989/sss.2010.6.3.291

A sensor for confident identification of structural damage in reinforced concrete buildings

Mete A. Sozen and Santiago Pujol

Abstract

A specific type of structural damage that would benefit from remote sensing is discussed and a solution is suggested.

Key Words

sensor; structural assessment; reinforced concrete; damage; detection; wireless.

Address

Mete A. Sozen; Department of Structural Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47905, USA Santiago Pujol; Department of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47905, USA