Research Article

Monitoring Stress State of H-Shape Steel Using Ceramic Piezoelectric Sensor: A Feasibility Study

Table 1

Material properties of PZT-5H.

PropertyValue

Density (kg/m3)7600
Electromechanical coupling factor (kP)0.6
Piezoelectric constant d33(CN−1)
Poisson ratio0.35
Mechanical quality factor (Qm)80
Relative permittivity (εr33/ε0)1600
Dielectric loss (tanδ)0.025
Curie temperature (°C)360
Young’s modulus(109 N/m2)117