TY - JOUR A1 - Johann, Sergej A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph A1 - Müller, Maximilian A1 - Mieller, Björn A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias T1 - RFID sensor systems embedded in concrete – validation experiments for long-term monitoring N2 - Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is an important part of buildings surveillance and maintenance to detect material failure as early as possible and to contribute in protection of structures and their users. The implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sensor systems without cable connection and battery into building components offers innovative possibilities to enable long-term in-situ SHM of addressed structures, bridges. The objectives of the presented study are complete embedding of RFID sensors systems in concrete, full passive communication with the systems, at best for the whole life span of structures. One challenge for this task is the highly alkaline environment in concrete, which requires non-degrading and robust encapsulation. Further Requirements are passive communication and energy supply, appropriate antenna design, placement and fixation in concrete, and the selection and implementation of sensors and connections. The concept is to develop and optimize a simple and robust system, which meets the requirements, as well as comprehensive validation in concrete specimen and real world applications. Two different systems were developed (HF and UHF RFID, respectively). First tasks were the implementation of analog sensors using the superposition principle for the signal adaption. Investigation of suitable materials for robust encapsulation and sensor protection against basic environments. Four materials were investigated in pH 13 solution for 14 days - 3D-Printer-Polymer was completely resolved - PVC has no noticeable decrease in weight - (VitaPro) glass filter for the sensor protector, has weight loss 2.7 % - The epoxy resin has increased by 1.8 % due to moisture expansion Different concrete samples were prepared for the validation of the systems. RFID sensors were embedded in different integration depths. Investigate the energy- and data transfer through concrete, also with varying moisture content. Additionally, signal strength data was used to optimize and validate the antenna characteristics in concrete. Next steps are to guarantee a sufficient energy supply for UHF RFID systems embedded in different concrete mixtures and further embedding the HF and UHF RFID systems in real bridges and buildings to validate the long term monitoring. T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2017 CY - Koblenz, Germany DA - 22.05.2017 KW - Smart structures KW - RFID sensors KW - Long-term requirements KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Passive RFID KW - Sensor requirements KW - Sensors in concrete PY - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-403496 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=21499 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 22 IS - 9 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-40349 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Johann, Sergej A1 - Strangfeld, Christoph A1 - Müller, Maximilian A1 - Mieller, Björn A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias ED - Emri, I. T1 - RFID sensor systems embedded in concrete – requirements for long–term operation N2 - Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is an important topic for Industry 4.0. More and more systems are embedded in different materials and are connected to each other. To embed sensors for a long time in concrete, an exact preparation is required. In this paper, we identify Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) as promising technology for monitoring of concrete structures. This paper present the concept for long term monitoring, defines the requirements and shows first development steps, for example, the system design, the possibilities of sensor connection, and an encapsulation for embedding in concrete. T2 - 33nd Danubia Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Portoroz, Slovenia DA - 20.09.2016 KW - RFID sensors KW - Long-term requirements KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Passive RFID KW - Sensor requirements KW - Sensors in concrete KW - Smart structures PY - 2017 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785317308283 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.06.053 SN - 2214-7853 VL - 4 IS - 5, Part 1 SP - 5827 EP - 5832 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-41581 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schukar, Vivien A1 - Köppe, Enrico A1 - Hofmann, Detlef A1 - Mitzkus, Anja A1 - Gong, Xin A1 - Sahre, Mario A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Beck, Uwe ED - Emri, Igor T1 - A contribution to intelligent automatic validation of structure-integrated fibre optic strain sensors N2 - An auto-validation tool for the reliability quantification of materials integrated fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors have been developed and tested. The FBG strain sensor was jacketed with a magnetostrictive layer based on iron-nickel which, when excited by a specific magnetic field, adds an artificial strain to the sensor. The fixed relationship between magnetic induction and wavelength shift of the FBG strain sensor characterizes the bond strength and adhesion between the sensor and the surrounding structure. Due to an easily applicable magnetic field, it is possible to validate the sensor performance in a non-contact, fast way without disturbing the data-acquisition process. T2 - 33nd Danubia Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Portorož, Slovenia DA - 20.09.2016 KW - Fiber Bragg grating KW - Self-diagnosis KW - Magnetostriction KW - Strain KW - Auto-validation PY - 2017 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785317308489 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.06.073 SN - 2214-7853 VL - 4 IS - 5, Part 1 SP - 5935 EP - 5939 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-41583 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Neumann, Patrick P. A1 - Lazik, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias ED - Emri, Igor T1 - Validation of membrane-based linear soil gas sensors under field conditions N2 - A 400 m2 soil test field with gas injection system was built up, which enables an experimental validation of linear membrane-based gas sensors – a sensor technology which was developed based on the selective permeation of gases through membranes. Several soil watering and injection experiments with carbon dioxide at different days with varying boundary conditions were performed showing that the sensor behaves mostly insensitive to the environmental conditions investigated, i.e., barometric pressure fluctuations, soil temperature, air temperature and humidity, sun duration, and wind speed. Furthermore, depending on water infiltration, a gas phase displacement could be observed in-situ based on the changed measurement signal. The results of the validation experiments highlight the potential of the method for rapid leak detection and localization qualifying the sensor particularly for safety applications, e.g., in underground gas storage areas. T2 - 33nd Danubia Adria Symposium on Advances in Experimental Mechanics CY - Portorož, Slovenia DA - 20.09.2016 KW - Distributed linear sensor KW - Membrane-based gas sensing KW - Subsurface monitoring KW - Gas storage areas KW - Validation PY - 2017 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785317308404 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.06.065 SN - 2214-7853 VL - 4 IS - 5, Part 1 SP - 5893 EP - 5897 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-41584 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -