This paper presents the use of piezoceramic transducers, Lead Zirconia Titanate (PZT) actuators and Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) sensors, for experimental modal testing of a simply supported plate. A series of rectangular-shaped PVDF films are evenly distributed over the plate and act as the sensing devices instead of traditional acceleration sensors. Pairs of rectangular PZT patches are bounded to opposite sides of the plate to form actuators and when they are excited by 180° out-of-phase stimulation, they will cause pure bending. The theoretical formulation of frequency response functions (FRFs) of the piezoceramic transducers is developed. The mode shape functions of the PZT actuator and the PVDF sensor are identified, respectively. Experiments are performed to obtain a column of FRF matrix. The structural modal parameters, including natural frequencies, modal damping ratios and mode shapes, can then be extracted by a modal parameter extraction method. Results show the modal parameters can be properly obtained and physically interpreted. This paper presents the concepts of smart structural testing (SST) with the use of piezoceramic transducers and leads to the applications of smart structures to health monitoring of structural systems.
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