Random vibration response testing of PVDF gages for long-span bridge monitoring

Structural Health Monitoring 2003: From Diagnostics and Prognostics to Structural Health Management - Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, IWSHM 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 115-122

  Zhang, Y ^a   Lloyd, G M ^b   Wang, M L ^b  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CIRCUIT SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CUTOFF FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MONITORING; SPICE; STRAIN GAGES; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

CHARGE AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRICAL POWER; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; POWER REQUIREMENT; RANDOM VIBRATION METHODS; RANDOM VIBRATION RESPONSE; STRUCTURE MONITORING; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 84944448621     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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