Development of Self-Sensing Cementitious Materials

Smart materials are an effective method for increasing safety and reliability across a range of applications. Intrinsic selfsensing mortar is one such material that could greatly improve cementitious infrastructure through the use of real time sensing and monitoring capabilities. This research aims to investigate the self-sensing behavior of mortar, when varying the volume of a stainless-steel functional filler. The results demonstrated a direct correlation between the applied stress and measured electrical resistivity of a sample. Infrared thermography has been also applied for the monitoring of the fracture behavior under monotonic flexure load.