Estimation of Humidity Variation and Electric Resistivity in Hardened Concrete by Means of a Stainless Steel Voltammetric Sensor

[EN] Reinforced concrete structures' (RCSs) ageing and early deterioration are some of the main challenges faced by the building sector today, and steel bar corrosion is one of the main problems. In this phenomenon, water and concrete¿s electric resistivity play a fundamental role. Therefor...

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Autores: Martínez-Ibernón, Ana|||0000-0003-2136-5650, Lliso-Ferrando, Josep Ramon|||0000-0002-2457-9024, Gasch, Isabel|||0000-0001-7036-4481, Valcuende Payá, Manuel Octavio|||0000-0002-9967-1554
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/191899
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/191899
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Voltammetric sensors
Monitoring structures
Humidity estimation
Electrical resistivity
Corrosion
CONSTRUCCIONES ARQUITECTONICAS
MECANICA DE LOS MEDIOS CONTINUOS Y TEORIA DE ESTRUCTURAS
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Resumo:[EN] Reinforced concrete structures' (RCSs) ageing and early deterioration are some of the main challenges faced by the building sector today, and steel bar corrosion is one of the main problems. In this phenomenon, water and concrete¿s electric resistivity play a fundamental role. Therefore, developing sensor systems capable of estimating any variations in these parameters in real time and remotely would represent considerable progress in sustainably maintaining RCSs. Many types of sensors capable of estimating humidity variation and electrical resistivity in concrete currently exist, but the variability of these sensors¿ sensitivity can be extreme depending on several factors; for example, temperature or presence of ions and their incorporation into smart monitoring systems, which is difficult. As an alternative to today¿s sensors, this study centered on developing two estimation models by means of the response of a novel voltammetric stainless steel (SS) sensor. The estimation models were one of humidity variation and another of concrete¿s electric resistivity. These models were calibrated, fitted and validated. In the validation, both these models explained a percentage of variance over 80%.