TY - CONF A1 - Habel, Wolfgang A1 - Röben, R. A1 - Hüttl, R. A1 - Kuchejda, M. ED - Ramos, G. A. T1 - Monitoring of corrosion protection in reinforced concrete structures using an integrated pH optode T2 - SHMII-5 - 5th International conference on structural health monitoring of intelligent infrastructure (Proceedings) N2 - Corrosion in steel-reinforced concrete structures is a critical issue. Corrosion appears if the pH value of the concrete matrix decreases due to deterioration of the Calcium hydroxide layer on the Steel surface. The safest Information about potential danger of Steel corrosion is the knowledge of the pH value of concrete. The paper presents a Tiber optic pH sensor for long-term monitoring of the pH value of reinforced concrete structures at risk from corrosion. The sensor probe is small (about 8 mm in diameter), can be embedded into the concrete matrix and observe changes in pH over years. Several sensor probes can be staggered to detect the progression of pH decrease. The pH values can be resolved with 0.1 to 0.2 pH value in the ränge between 12.0 and 9.5. The structure of the pH measurement System, longterm test results and the design to achieve stable probes will be explained. Experienee from test applications of pH sensors embedded in grouted anchors and in concrete components for a cooling tower will be presented. T2 - SHMII-5 - 5th International conference on structural health monitoring of intelligent infrastructure CY - Cancún, Mexico DA - 11.12.2011 PY - 2011 IS - Session 15, Topic 4.5 SP - 2 EP - 8 PB - National Autonomous University of Mexico CY - Mexico City AN - OPUS4-25311 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -