EMBEDDED SENSOR DEVICES AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220107251A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17593964

    申请日:2020-04-03

    摘要: Many construction materials are chemically active materials whose structural properties parameters, physical-mechanical properties, etc. need to be determined. By exploiting embedded wireless sensors within these materials from initial wet manufactured state to final solid capillary-porous material assessment of initial and subsequent properties can be established allowing determination of current and future performance of the construction material. Embedded sensors can also monitor lifetime properties to identify performance degradations in the construction material as well as other construction elements embedded within or around the construction material. Further, the data accumulated from initial manufacturing to extended lifetime allows for additional assessments and improvements with respect to selection of construction material mix for a particular project at a particular location and time, improving the assessment of proactive repair and/or remedial work, quality control monitoring, cost reduction etc.

    Embedded wireless monitoring sensors

    公开(公告)号:US11156593B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16385205

    申请日:2019-04-16

    摘要: Concrete can be one of the most durable building materials where consumption is projected to reach approximately 40 billion tons in 2017 alone. Despite this the testing of concrete at all stages of its life cycle is still in its infancy although testing for corrosion is well established. Further many of the tests today are time consuming, expensive, and provide results only after it has been poured and set. Accordingly, by exploiting self-contained wireless sensor devices, which are deployed with the wet concrete, the in-situ curing and maturity measurement data can be established and employed together with batch specific concrete data to provide rapid initial tests and evolving performance data regarding the concrete cure, performance, corrosion of concrete at different points in its life cycle. Such sensors remove subjectivity, allow for rapid assessment, are integrable to the construction process, and provided full life cycle assessment.

    EMBEDDED SENSORS AND SYSTEMS EXPLOITING EMBEDDED SENSORS

    公开(公告)号:US20240073831A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18263660

    申请日:2022-02-01

    IPC分类号: H04W52/36

    CPC分类号: H04W52/367 H04W52/362

    摘要: Some construction materials are chemically active materials, e.g., concrete, requiring analysis to determine structural properties and physical-mechanical properties. Increasing industry demands for cost reductions, profitability, tighter construction deadlines etc. whilst limiting potential liabilities would benefit from embedded sensors to monitor and assess the material life cycle from initial deployment through to its current and future performance. Embodiments of the invention provide for embedded sensors with low power consumption whilst supporting communications to external devices with position within the infrastructure/construction material positional tolerance with low overhead data retrieval. Embodiments of the invention support automated self-contained data acquisition/logging modules for use throughout life cycle points.

    Embedded wireless monitoring sensors

    公开(公告)号:US11740224B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-29

    申请号:US17406344

    申请日:2021-08-19

    摘要: Concrete can be one of the most durable building materials where consumption is projected to reach approximately 40 billion tons in 2017 alone. Despite this the testing of concrete at all stages of its life cycle is still in its infancy although testing for corrosion is well established. Further many of the tests today are time consuming, expensive, and provide results only after it has been poured and set. Accordingly, by exploiting self-contained wireless sensor devices, which are deployed with the wet concrete, the in-situ curing and maturity measurement data can be established and employed together with batch specific concrete data to provide rapid initial tests and evolving performance data regarding the concrete cure, performance, corrosion of concrete at different points in its life cycle. Such sensors remove subjectivity, allow for rapid assessment, are integrable to the construction process, and provided full life cycle assessment.

    Electrical methods and systems for concrete testing

    公开(公告)号:US11549899B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US17319276

    申请日:2021-05-13

    摘要: Hundreds of thousands of concrete bridges and hundreds of billions of tons of concrete require characterization with time for corrosion. Accordingly, protocols for rapid testing and improved field characterization systems that automatically triangulate electrical resistivity and half-cell corrosion potential measurements would be beneficial allowing discrete/periodic mapping of a structure to be performed as well as addressing testing for asphalt covered concrete. Further, it is the low frequency impedance of rebar in concrete that correlates to corrosion state but these are normally time consuming vulnerable to noise. Hence, it would be beneficial to provide a means of making low frequency electrical resistivity measurements rapidly. Further, prior art techniques for electrical rebar measurements require electrical connection be made to the rebar which increases measurement complexity/disruption/repair/cost even when no corrosion is identified. Beneficially a method of determining the state of a rebar without electrical contact is taught.

    ELECTRICAL METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONCRETE TESTING
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    发明申请
    ELECTRICAL METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONCRETE TESTING 有权
    电气测试的电气方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140210494A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-31

    申请号:US14168254

    申请日:2014-01-30

    IPC分类号: G01N27/04

    摘要: Hundreds of thousands of concrete bridges and hundreds of billions of tons of concrete require characterization with time for corrosion. Accordingly, protocols for rapid testing and improved field characterization systems that automatically triangulate electrical resistivity and half-cell corrosion potential measurements would be beneficial allowing discrete/periodic mapping of a structure to be performed as well as addressing testing for asphalt covered concrete. Further, it is the low frequency impedance of rebar in concrete that correlates to corrosion state but these are normally time consuming vulnerable to noise. Hence, it would be beneficial to provide a means of making low frequency electrical resistivity measurements rapidly. Further, prior art techniques for electrical rebar measurements require electrical connection be made to the rebar which increases measurement complexity/disruption/repair/cost even when no corrosion is identified. Beneficially a method of determining the state of a rebar without electrical contact is taught.

    摘要翻译: 数以万计的混凝土桥梁和数百亿吨混凝土需要随时间进行腐蚀鉴定。 因此,自动三角测量电阻率和半电池腐蚀电位测量的快速测试和改进的场表征系统的协议将是有利的,允许执行结构的离散/周期性映射以及解决沥青混凝土的测试。 此外,混凝土中钢筋的低频阻抗与腐蚀状态相关,但这些通常耗时易受噪音影响。 因此,提供一种快速进行低频电阻率测量的方法将是有益的。 此外,用于电钢筋测量的现有技术需要对钢筋进行电连接,即使在没有确定腐蚀的情况下也增加了测量复杂性/破坏/修复/成本。 教导了一种确定没有电接触的钢筋状态的方法。