Fiber optic chloride sensing: If corrosion's the problem, chloride sensing is the key

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3180, Issue , 1997, Pages 92-104

  Fuhr, Peter L ^a   MacCraith, Brian ^b   Huston, Dryver R ^a   Guerrina, Mario ^c   Nelson, Matthew ^c  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c VT Sensing   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloride sensors; Fiber optic sensors; Smart structures

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE SENSORS; DEICING AGENTS; REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES; SMART STRUCTURES; STATE AGENCIES; WATER BORNE; WIDESPREAD USES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CORROSION; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PAVEMENTS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; ROADS AND STREETS; SENSORS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0343703001     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.285596     Document Type: Conference Paper

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