TY - JOUR
AU - Neikirk, Dean P.
AB - This paper describes the ongoing research efforts to develop a novel class of low-cost, unpowered, wireless sensors for detecting corrosion of reinforcement in concrete structures. The sensors are powered through magnetic coupling between an external reader coil and an embedded sensor. Measured AC impedance is used to interpret the state of the embedded sensor. The sensors are envisioned to be placed during construction and interrogated as part of routine inspections. The sensor prototype incorporates a sacrificial corroding element that is placed entirely outside the sensor components and interacts with the resonant circuit by inductive coupling and shielding of the magnetic fields. As the resistance of the sacrificial element increases due to corrosion, the measured frequency response changes gradually indicating corrosion initiation within concrete. In this paper the potential for detecting multiple levels of corrosion damage is demonstrated.
TI - Detection of multiple corrosion thresholds in reinforced concrete structures using passive sensors
JF - Proceedings of SPIE
DO - 10.1117/12.915164
DA - 2012-03-12
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/spie/detection-of-multiple-corrosion-thresholds-in-reinforced-concrete-Cf9rlHWiix
SP - 83470J
EP - 83470J-7
VL - 8347
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -