A review on corrosion detection and protection of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures

JY Hu, SS Zhang, E Chen, WG Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Performance deterioration of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures due to corrosion of
inside steel reinforcement has been a worldwide issue for long, in particular for RC …

A review of distributed optical fiber sensors for civil engineering applications

A Barrias, JR Casas, S Villalba - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
The application of structural health monitoring (SHM) systems to civil engineering structures
has been a developing studied and practiced topic, that has allowed for a better …

[HTML][HTML] Digital technologies in architecture, engineering, and construction

J Brozovsky, N Labonnote, O Vigren - Automation in Construction, 2024 - Elsevier
Digitalization in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector is slow due to
significant challenges in technology adoption. The study aims to promote technology …

Recent progress of fiber-optic sensors for the structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure

T Wu, G Liu, S Fu, F Xing - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, with the development of materials science and architectural art, ensuring the
safety of modern buildings is the top priority while they are developing toward higher, lighter …

Workability, physical & mechanical properties of the cement mortars strengthened with metakaolin and steel/basalt fibers exposed to freezing-thawing periods

S Guler, ZF Akbulut - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Mortar samples' strength and durability properties can be improved by adding different
pozzolanic materials and fibers to their mixtures against freeze–thaw (FT) periods. For this …

Recent advances and tendency in fiber Bragg grating-based vibration sensor: A review

T Li, J Guo, Y Tan, Z Zhou - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vibration sensing is critical to monitor and ultimately preserve the health state of engineering
systems. These systems with a large structure are typically working in some harsh …

Application of FBG sensors for geotechnical health monitoring, a review of sensor design, implementation methods and packaging techniques

CY Hong, YF Zhang, MX Zhang, LMG Leung… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2016 - Elsevier
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor has been considered as a reliable sensor for health
monitoring of structural and geotechnical projects. Various types of FBG based sensors have …

Digital transformation in the construction industry: a bibliometric review

SA Adekunle, CO Aigbavboa, O Ejohwomu… - Journal of Engineering …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The construction industry has been traditionally referred to as slow when it comes
to technological transformation. This study aims to investigate and present a scorecard of the …

Smart concretes and structures: A review

B Han, Y Wang, S Dong, L Zhang… - Journal of intelligent …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Smart concretes and structures are intelligent systems that have properties different from
normal concrete, such as self-sensing and self-healing properties, or have the ability to react …

Experimental study of an intensity-modulated curvature sensor with high sensitivity based on microstructured optical fiber

Z Yin, X Jing, K Li, B Wu - Optics express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) based fiber optic curvature sensors have the advantage
of being insensitive to temperature and axial strain. However, they have the disadvantage of …