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In this paper, the implementation of the PZT interface technique for monitoring strand breakage in a prestressed concrete anchorage zone is presented. First, the fundamental of the PZT interface for impedance monitoring is briefly reviewed. Second, a FE (finite element) analysis of a multi-strand concrete anchorage equipped with an array of PZT interfaces is analyzed to obtain impedance signatures under a series of strand breakage events. Last, variations in impedance responses of the PZT array are quantified using root-mean-square-deviation (RMSD), and the linear tomography analysis of impedance’s RMSD indices is utilized to localize damage strands.