Demonstration of a fibre-optic sensing technique for the measurement of moisture absorption in concrete

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Yeo, T L ^a   Eckstein, D ^a   McKinley, B ^a   Boswell, L F ^a   Sun, T ^a   Grattan, K T V ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCRETES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OPTICAL SENSORS;

HUMIDITY SENSOR; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE SENSITIVE POLYMER; WATER BATH;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 33645027852     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/N03     Document Type: Article

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