Abstract: Piezoelectric materials have proven their efficacy for both energy harvesting and structural health monitoring (SHM) individually. Piezoelectric ceramic (PZT) patches, operating in

Abstract: The electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique, which employs piezoelectric–ceramic lead–zirconate–titarate (PZT) patches as impedance transducers, has emerged as a powerful nondestructive evaluation technique during the ...

Abstract: This paper, the second in a two-part series, presents a new methodology for structural identification and nondestructive evaluation by piezo–impedance transducers. The theoretical development and experimental validation ...

Abstract: The electromechanical impedance technique employs surface-bonded lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric ceramic patches as impedance transducers for structural health monitoring and nondestructive evaluation. The patches ...