Structural health monitoring for carbon nanotube (CNT)/carbon fiber/epoxy composite
was verified by the measurement of electrical resistivity. This study has focused on the preparation of
carbon nanotube composite sensors and their application for structural health monitoring. The change
of the electrical resistance was measured by a digital multimeter under tensile loads. Although a
carbon fiber was broken, the electrical connection was still kept by distributed CNT particles in the
model composites. As the number of carbon fiber breakages increased, electrical resistivity was
stepwise increased. The CNT composites were well responded with fiber damages during the
electro-micromechnical test. Carbon nanotube composites can be useful sensors for structural health
monitoring to diagnose a structural safety and to prevent a collapse.