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Iowa State University

2013

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Structural Health Monitoring System And Method Using Soft Capacitive Sensing Materials, Simon Laflamme, Matthias Kollosche, Guggi H. R. Kofod Feb 2013

Structural Health Monitoring System And Method Using Soft Capacitive Sensing Materials, Simon Laflamme, Matthias Kollosche, Guggi H. R. Kofod

Simon Laflamme

A structural health monitoring system is provided to diagnose and localize crack damage on structural elements. The system uses one or more capacitive sensor assemblies that employ a soft dielectric material. The system can be applied over a large area as a sensing skin, allowing the presence of cracks to be localized.