Structural health monitoring for DOT using magnetic shape memory alloy cables in concrete

Allen Davis; Mirmilad Mirsayar; Emery Sheahan; Darren Hartl

doi:10.1117/12.2300910

Abstract

Embedding shape memory alloy (SMA) wires in concrete components offers the potential to monitor their structural health via external magnetic field sensing. Currently, structural health monitoring (SHM) is dominated by acoustic emission and vibration-based methods. Thus, it is attractive to pursue alternative damage sensing techniques that may lower the cost or increase the accuracy of SHM. In this work, SHM via magnetic field detection applied to embedded magnetic shape memory alloy (MSMA) is demonstrated both experimentally and using computational models. A concrete beam containing iron-based MSMA wire is subjected to a 3-point bend test where structural damage is induced, thereby resulting in a localized phase change of the MSMA wire. Magnetic field lines passing through the embedded MSMA domain are altered by this phase change and can thus be used to detect damage within the structure. A good correlation is observed between the computational and experimental results. Additionally, the implementation of stranded MSMA cables in place of the MSMA wire is assessed through similar computational models. The combination of these computational models and their subsequent experimental validation provide sufficient support for the feasibility of SHM using magnetic field sensing via MSMA embedded components.

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Allen Davis, Allen Davis, Mirmilad Mirsayar, Mirmilad Mirsayar, Emery Sheahan, Emery Sheahan, Darren Hartl, Darren Hartl, "Structural health monitoring for DOT using magnetic shape memory alloy cables in concrete", Proc. SPIE 10599, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XII, 105990A (27 March 2018); doi: 10.1117/12.2300910; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2300910

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