Rising damp removal from historical masonries: A still open challenge

E Franzoni - Construction and Building materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Rising damp is one of the main problems affecting historical masonry structures all over the
world, as it jeopardises materials integrity, inhabitants' health and performances of the …

Recent advancements in the development of sensors for the structural health monitoring (SHM) at high-temperature environment: A review

C Dutta, J Kumar, TK Das, SP Sagar - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With Industry 4.0 becoming increasingly pervasive, the importance and usage of sensors
has increased several folds. Industry 4.0 refers to a new phase in the industrial revolution …

Overview on low temperature co-fired ceramic sensors

D Jurków, T Maeder, A Dąbrowski… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2015 - Elsevier
Low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) is one of the microelectronic techniques. This
technology was initially developed as an alternative to printed circuit boards (PCB) and …

[HTML][HTML] Moisture in historical buildings from causes to the application of specific diagnostic methodologies

FRA Alfano, BI Palella, G Riccio - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2023 - Elsevier
The moisture in masonries is one of the main responsible for the deterioration of historical
buildings. Moisture increases U-values, weakens the structure, damages the surfaces and …

A non-destructive electromagnetic sensing technique to determine chloride level in maritime concrete

G Omer, P Kot, W Atherton… - … Journal of Modern …, 2021 - researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk
Deterioration of concrete due to the corrosion of reinforcement is a serious durability
problem faced by the construction industry. This study aims to develop a non-destructive and …

Performance analysis of flexible ink-jet printed humidity sensors based on graphene oxide

DZ Vasiljević, A Mansouri, L Anzi, R Sordan… - IEEE Sensors …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents design, fabrication, and characterization of flexible capacitive graphene
oxide (GO) based humidity sensors, which can be used in many applications, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation of electrical measurements with moisture content for the diagnosis of preservation levels of neapolitan traditional masonries and the determination …

V Vitiello, R Castelluccio, PV Sáez - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The humidity phenomena leads to the deterioration of walls' performance. The recovery
project relies on prior knowledge of the existing preservation levels. Innovative studies are …

The application of electromagnetic waves in monitoring water infiltration on concrete flat roof: The case of Malaysia

P Kot, AS Ali, A Shaw, M Riley, A Alias - Construction and Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
Roof leakages of high-rise buildings involving concrete flat roof design in tropical countries
continue to be a serious problem. Currently, exiting methods of detecting potential leaks are …

A Room-Temperature CNT/Fe3O4 Based Passive Wireless Gas Sensor

T Guo, T Zhou, Q Tan, Q Guo, F Lu, J Xiong - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
A carbon nanotube/Fe3O4 thin film-based wireless passive gas sensor with better
performance is proposed. The sensitive test mechanism of LC (Inductance and capacitance …

The feasibility of using electromagnetic waves in determining membrane failure through concrete

P Kot, A Shaw, M Riley, AS Ali, A Cotgrave - International Journal of Civil …, 2017 - Springer
Concrete flat roof defects, such as water leakage, present a significant and common problem
in large buildings, particularly in tropical countries, where rainfall is high. To monitor this …