TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - A self-sensing carbon nanotube/cement composite for traffic monitoring
JO  - Nanotechnology
A1  - Han, Bing
A1  - Yu, Xiaonan
A1  - Kwon, Eil
SP  - 445501
EP  - 445501
VL  - 20
IS  - 44
N2  - In this paper, a self-sensing carbon nanotube (CNT)/cement composite is investigated for traffic monitoring. The cement composite is filled with multi-walled carbon nanotubes whose piezoresistive properties enable the detection of mechanical stresses induced by traffic flow. The sensing capability of the self-sensing CNT/cement composite is explored in laboratory tests and road tests. Experimental results show that the fabricated self-sensing CNT/cement composite presents sensitive and stable responses to repeated compressive loadings and impulsive loadings, and has remarkable responses to vehicular loadings. These findings indicate that the self-sensing CNT/cement composite has great potential for traffic monitoring use, such as in traffic flow detection, weigh-in-motion measurement and vehicle speed detection.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0957-4484
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/20/44/445501
ID  - ref1
ER  -