Dynamic characterization of a soft elastomeric capacitor for structural health monitoring applications
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The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering seeks to apply knowledge of the laws, forces, and materials of nature to the construction, planning, design, and maintenance of public and private facilities. The Civil Engineering option focuses on transportation systems, bridges, roads, water systems and dams, pollution control, etc. The Construction Engineering option focuses on construction project engineering, design, management, etc.
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The Department of Civil Engineering was founded in 1889. In 1987 it changed its name to the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering. In 2003 it changed its name to the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.
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1889-present
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- Department of Civil Engineering (1889-1987)
- Department of Civil and Construction Engineering (1987-2003)
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (2003–present)
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- College of Engineering (parent college)
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) contains two focuses. The focus on Electrical Engineering teaches students in the fields of control systems, electromagnetics and non-destructive evaluation, microelectronics, electric power & energy systems, and the like. The Computer Engineering focus teaches in the fields of software systems, embedded systems, networking, information security, computer architecture, etc.
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The Department of Electrical Engineering was formed in 1909 from the division of the Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering. In 1985 its name changed to Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. In 1995 it became the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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1909-present
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (1909-1985)
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (1985-1995)
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- College of Engineering (parent college)
- Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering (predecessor)
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A novel thin film sensor consisting of a soft elastomeric capacitor (SEC) for meso-scale monitoring has been developed by the authors. Each SEC transduces surface strain into a measurable change in capacitance. In previous work, the authors have shown that the performance of the SEC compares well with conventional resistive strain gauges, providing a resolution of 25 με using an inexpensive off-the-shelf data acquisition system for capacitance measurements. Here, we further the understanding of the thin film sensor by characterizing its dynamic behavior. The SEC is subjected to dynamic loads in bending mode. The study of Fourier and wavelet transforms indicates that the sensor can be used to identify dynamic inputs. Overall results demonstrate the promising capabilities of the thin film sensor at dynamic monitoring of civil structures.
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This proceeding is published as Hussam Saleem, Simon Laflamme, Filippo Ubertini, "Dynamic characterization of a soft elastomeric capacitor for structural health monitoring applications", Proc. SPIE 9061, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2014, 906115 (8 March 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2045324. Posted with permission.