Infrastructure sensing

This work is directed at the development of sensors for infrastructure applications. Examples include the detection of cracks using ultrasonic waves; detection of acoustic emissions from crack propagation; and measurement of chloride concentrations in concrete.

Faculty collaborators:

    I.J. Oppenheim (CEE)
    H. Sohn (KAIST, CEE)
    S. Pessiki (CEE, Lehigh University)
    T.R. Hay (TISEC)

Research Engineer:

    J. Neumann

Graduate student researchers: (*active in Jul. 2008)

Current and past projects

Research Sponsors

    National Science Foundation grant CMS-0329880, "SENSORS: Collaborative Research: MEMS for Multi-Mode Civil Infrastructure Sensing."

    The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance

    Bombardier Total Transit

    Bosch Corporation

    WavesInSolids

    Krautkramer Inc. (GE Inspection Technologies)

    Physical Acoustics Corporation