Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE)
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Monitoring the Structural Health of RC Beam Lap Splices using Wave Propagation and PZT Sensors
Abstract: This paper describes the use of piezoelectric sensors in a wave propagation-based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) method to identify lap splices in steel reinforcing bars. Straight and lapped steel bars with lap lengths of 10° and 20° were used for the experiments. Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) transducers were employed, one of which served as an actuator to produce stress waves and the other as a sensor to record the signals …
Published in Journal of Experimental & Applied Mechanics · Vol. 17, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 65–70 Read article