Sensing Skin Detects Invisible Cracks in Building Structures (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Sensing Skin Detects Invisible Cracks in Building Structures

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The multi-functional, multi-layer sensing skin is applied to a polymeric substrate with a physical crack and a reservoir for exposing the sensing skin to aggressive ions.

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Julie Williams Dixon

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