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Nandana Radhakrishnan¹, Massimo Donelli², Sreedevi K Menon^3,4

¹Department of Physics, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri 690525, India.

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A novel monopole antenna effectively detects cracks in metallic structures for structural health monitoring (SHM). Its resonance frequency shifts accurately indicate crack presence and propagation, validated by simulations and experiments.

Keywords:

SDG 11 Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)Sustainable Development Goals 9 (SDG 9)antenna sensor crack detection monopole antenna

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Area of Science:

Electrical Engineering
Materials Science
Structural Health Monitoring

Background:

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is crucial for maintaining the integrity of metallic structures.
Early crack detection is vital to prevent catastrophic failures.
Antenna-based sensors offer a promising non-destructive evaluation method.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a monopole antenna sensor for detecting cracks in metallic structures.
To investigate the antenna's sensitivity and performance degradation due to cracks.
To assess the feasibility of using this antenna for SHM applications.

Main Methods:

Numerical evaluation using Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
Experimental validation of the antenna sensor's performance.
Introducing cracks as perturbations in the antenna's ground plane.

Main Results:

Linear resonance frequency shifts correlate with crack presence and propagation.
Achieved a high sensitivity of -41.2 MHz/mm for crack detection.
Analyzed the impact of crack orientation and dimensions on sensor performance.

Conclusions:

The proposed monopole antenna sensor reliably detects minute structural defects in metallic structures.
FEA and experimental results confirm the antenna's effectiveness for SHM.
The antenna sensor demonstrates potential for real-time structural integrity assessment.