Sensor-enabled geosynthetics: Use of conducting carbon networks as geosynthetic sensors

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 863-874

  Hatami, Kianoosh ^a   Grady, Brian P ^a   Ulmer, Matthew C ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Geosynthetics; Instrumentation; Sensors; Strain

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAGES; POLYOLEFINS; PUMPING PLANTS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS;

CARBON NETWORK; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FILLED POLYMERS; GEOGRID; GEOSYNTHETIC; GEOSYNTHETICS; INSTRUMENTATION; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; PIEZORESISTIVITY; PROOF OF CONCEPT; STRAIN GAUGE; STRAIN SENSITIVITY; STRAIN VALUES;

TENSILE STRAIN;

COMPOSITE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOSYNTHETICS; POLYMER; SENSOR;

EID: 67649171492     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000062     Document Type: Article

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