Feasibility of embedded wireless sensors for monitoring of concrete curing and structural health

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7647, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Quinn, B ^a   Kelly, G ^a  

^a Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Concrete; Embedded sensors; SHM; Wireless smart sensor

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; CONCRETE CURING; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM; EMBEDDED SENSORS; FORMWORK; HUMIDITY CHAMBERS; HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS; ISM BANDS; MOISTURE SENSORS; ON-SITE CONDITIONS; RESPONSE TIME; SHM; STEEL REINFORCEMENTS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TEST RESULTS; TRANSMISSION DISTANCES; TRANSMISSION OF DATA; WIRELESS SENSOR; WIRELESS SMART SENSORS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHEMICAL SENSORS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE TESTING; MONITORING; REINFORCEMENT; SMART SENSORS; STEEL TESTING; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; THERMOCOUPLES;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

EID: 77953527931     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.847529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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