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Wireless surface acoustic wave sensors for displacement and crack monitoring in concrete structures

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Wireless surface acoustic wave sensors for displacement and crack monitoring in concrete structures. / Perry, Marcus; McKeeman, Ian; Saafi, Mohamed Ben Salem et al.
In: Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 25, No. 3, 035035, 22.02.2016.

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Perry, M, McKeeman, I, Saafi, MBS & Niewczas, P 2016, 'Wireless surface acoustic wave sensors for displacement and crack monitoring in concrete structures', Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 25, no. 3, 035035. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/25/3/035035

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Perry, M., McKeeman, I., Saafi, M. B. S., & Niewczas, P. (2016). Wireless surface acoustic wave sensors for displacement and crack monitoring in concrete structures. Smart Materials and Structures, 25(3), Article 035035. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/25/3/035035

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Perry M, McKeeman I, Saafi MBS, Niewczas P. Wireless surface acoustic wave sensors for displacement and crack monitoring in concrete structures. Smart Materials and Structures. 2016 Feb 22;25(3):035035. doi: 10.1088/0964-1726/25/3/035035

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Perry, Marcus ; McKeeman, Ian ; Saafi, Mohamed Ben Salem et al. / Wireless surface acoustic wave sensors for displacement and crack monitoring in concrete structures. In: Smart Materials and Structures. 2016 ; Vol. 25, No. 3.

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abstract = "In this work, we demonstrate that wireless surface acoustic wave devices can be used to monitor millimetre displacements in crack opening during the cyclic and static loading of reinforced concrete structures. Sensors were packaged to extend their gauge length and to protect them against brittle fracture, before being surface-mounted onto the tensioned surface of a concrete beam. The accuracy of measurements was verified using computational methods and optical-fibre strain sensors. After packaging, the displacement and temperature resolutions of the surface acoustic wave sensors were 10µm and 2 C respectively. With some further work, these devices could be retrofitted to existing concrete structures to facilitate wireless structural health monitoring.",
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