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A New Impedance Measurement System forPZT-Based Structural Health MonitoringAbstract—Recent research has shown that electromechanical(E/M) impedance-based techniques are an ef?cient strategy fordamage sensing in the context of structural health monitoring(SHM). The basic principle is to excite the lead zirconateti-tanate (PZT) sensors attached to the structure and to measure thecorresponding electrical impedance. A variation in the electricalimpedance indicates a variation in the mechanical impedanceand, consequently, structural damage. To measure the electricalimpedance, most universities and research centers use expensive,bulky, heavy, and high-powered impedance analyzers, which limitnew developments and practical applications. To overcome theseissues, this paper presents an ef?cient and inexpensive methodol-ogy for electrical impedance measurement. To verify the ef?ciencyand accuracy of the new methodology, practical tests were carriedout, and the results were compared with those obtained using aconventional impedance analyzer.Index Terms—Impedance analyzer, smart structures, structuralhealth monitoring (SHM), virtual instrumentation.1. INTRODUCTIONTHE FIELD OF structural health monitoring (SHM) hasreceived attention from not only the academic community but also the private industry. The use of SHM to detect damages in concrete structures, such as bridges and large buildings, or in mechanical structures is something recent and promising. The objective of any application is to offer a high degree of security and to signi?cantly reduce the cost of maintenance [1]–[3]. There are different methodologies to develop an SHM system [4]–[6], but special attention is given to those based on electromechanical (E/M) impedance obtained from piezoelec-tric transducers, such as lead zirconatetitanate (PZT) ceramics, bonded in the structure to be monitored. The main characteristic of these transducers is the piezoelectric effect. From this prop-erty, there is a direct relationsh