Dataset for "Insights into the piezoceramic electromechanical impedance response for monitoring cement mortars during water saturation curing"

Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) based electromechanical impedance (EMI) sensors were used to monitor the effect of water saturation curing on cementitious mortar mixes with different water to cement ratios (w/c), during the first 28 days of curing under water. This dataset contains the impedance signature measurements for nine samples which represent three different mixes monitored from the 2nd to 28th day of curing. The dataset also includes the compressive and flexural strengths at five points during the curing process.

Keywords:
Lead Zirconate Titanate, Electromechanical impedance, Cementitious mortars, Saturation curing, Mechanical properties
Subjects:
Civil engineering and built environment

Cite this dataset as:
Taha Abdalgadir, H., 2023. Dataset for "Insights into the piezoceramic electromechanical impedance response for monitoring cement mortars during water saturation curing". Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00738.

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Data

Analysis PZT_EMI Data.xlsx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet (8MB)
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Impedance signature measurements

Flexural and compressive.xlsx
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet (11kB)
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Compressive and flexural strength data

Creators

Contributors

Richard Ball
Work Package Leader
University of Bath

Andrew Heath
Project Member
University of Bath

Kevin Paine
Project Leader
University of Bath

University of Bath
Rights Holder

Documentation

Data collection method:

For ‘Analysis PZT_EMI Data.xlsx’, A 2 V voltage amplitude was used to actuate the PZT sensors, by a Newtons4th PSM 3750 frequency analyzer (Newtons4th Ltd., Leicester, UK) interfaced with an impedance analyzer. The impedance analyzer and the PZT sensors were connected through 50 Ω coaxial cables; specifically, the cables connected to the impedance analyzer at one end and to the PZT soldered wires at the other. For ‘Flexural and compressive.xlsx’, A 100 kN Instron static testing frame was used for both the flexural and compressive stress measurements.

Technical details and requirements:

The spreadsheets are in MS Excel format.

Additional information:

The dataset is composed of two Excel files. ‘Analysis PZT_EMI Data.xlsx’ is composed of nine separate sheets. These sheets are named as Ci-j, in which i is the mortar mix number, and j is the sample number. The values of i and j range from 1 to 3. Each sheet contains the impedance signature measurements for each sample from the age of 2 days till the age of 28 days. The impedance signature was collected by using a Newtons4th PSM 3750 frequency analyzer (Newtons4th Ltd., Leicester, UK) interfaced with an impedance analyzer. One thousand steps were collected per measurement as mentioned in the methodology in the associated paper. The columns of each sheet show Step, Frequency (Hz), Z Real (ohms), Z Quadrature (ohms), Z Magnitude (ohms), Z Phase (°). ‘Flexural and compressive.xlsx’ contains the average flexural and the compressive stresses for the different mixes at the ages of 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days. Sheet 1, which is named ‘Compressive strength’, contains the compressive strength data, and sheet 2, named ‘Flexural strength’, contains the Flexural strength data.

Funders

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266

RM4L - Resilient Materials for Life
EP/P02081X/1

Publication details

Publication date: 11 January 2023
by: University of Bath

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00738

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/738

Related papers and books

Taha, H. M., Ball, R. J., Heath, A., and Paine, K., 2023. Insights into the piezoceramic electromechanical impedance response for monitoring cement mortars during water saturation curing. Construction and Building Materials, 368, 130364. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130364.

Contact information

Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.

Contact person: Hussameldin Taha Abdalgadir

Departments:

Faculty of Engineering & Design
Architecture & Civil Engineering