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Ana Martínez Ibernón1, Josep Lliso Ferrando1, Isabel Gasch1
1Interuniversity Research Institute for Molecular Recognition and Technological Development (IDM), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
Abstract:
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%.
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