Design and performance analysis of an embedded wireless sensor for monitoring concrete curing and structural health

Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 47-59

  Quinn, William ^a   Angove, Philip ^b   Buckley, John ^b   Barrett, John ^a   Kelly, Ger ^a  

^a Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Concrete; Electromechanical impedance method; Embedded wireless sensors; Maintenance and inspection; Quality control

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE TESTING; CURING; DATA ACQUISITION; DETERIORATION; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; HUMIDITY SENSORS; INSPECTION; MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

ANTIRESONANT FREQUENCY; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL IMPEDANCE METHODS; ELECTROMECHANICAL IMPEDANCE; MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTIONS; PROPERTIES OF CONCRETES; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WIRELESS SENSOR;

CONCRETES;

EID: 84867956912     PISSN: 21905452     EISSN: 21905479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13349-011-0005-9     Document Type: Article

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