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Abstract
The present study examines piezoelectric fiber composites (PFC) for structural health monitoring applications. Piezoelectric composites have an advantage over piezoceramic wafers in terms of mechanical properties. However, piezoelectric composites introduce high complexity to analyze given their heterogeneity. A micromechanics-based model employing Transformation Field analysis (TFA) evaluates the homogenized properties of PFCs. Macroscale study is performed on commercial finite element (FE) package, ABAQUS. PFCs are employed as modal sensors and actuators to test structures for damage