@inproceedings{0bfb5e3c3929418f9c5fe8c3ace62013,
title = "Corrosion detection and evolution monitoring in Reinforced Concrete Structures by the use of Fiber Bragg Grating sensor",
abstract = "Corrosion of reinforced bar (rebar) in concrete structures represents a major issue in civil engineering works, being its detection and evolution a challenge for the applied research. In this work, we present a new methodology to corrosion detection in reinforced concrete structures, by combining Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors with the electrochemical and physical properties of rebar in a simplified assembly. Tests in electrolytic solutions and concrete were performed for pitting and general corrosion. The proposed Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) methodology constitutes a direct corrosion measurement potentially useful to implement or improve Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) program for civil engineering concrete structures.",
keywords = "Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM), Corrosion, Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG), Optical fiber, Rebar, Reinforced concrete, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)",
author = "S. Ali-Alvarez and P. Ferdinand and S. Magne and Nogueira, {R. P.}",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1117/12.2015145",
language = "British English",
isbn = "9780819494757",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2013",
note = "2013 SPIE Conference on Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2013 ; Conference date: 10-03-2013 Through 14-03-2013",
}