This review presents the important applications of piezoelectric
materials in civil engineering in recent years. Studies on the development
of smart construction structures have been carried out by using materials
such as piezoelectric materials around the world. Piezoelectric materials
have attracted attention in many civil engineering applications, as
a result of their capability of generating electrical power when subjected
to a mechanical stress, or of generating mechanical stress when subjected
to an electric field. In civil engineering applications, piezoelectric
materials are used in energy harvesting not only in superstructures
but also in substructures, control strategies, the creation of composite
materials with cement mortar, and structural health monitoring systems.
With this perspective, the civil engineering applications of the piezoelectric
materials were reviewed and discussed, especially for their general
properties and effectiveness. At the end, suggestions were made for
future studies using piezoelectric materials.