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Structural Health Monitoring Inside Concrete And Grout Using The Wireless Identification And Sensing Platform (Wisp), Elicek Delgado Cepero
Structural Health Monitoring Inside Concrete And Grout Using The Wireless Identification And Sensing Platform (Wisp), Elicek Delgado Cepero
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This research investigates the implementation of battery-less RFID sensing platforms inside lossy media, such as, concrete and grout. Both concrete and novel grouts can be used for nuclear plant decommissioning as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) cleanup projects. Our research examines the following: (1) material characterization, (2) analytical modeling of transmission and propagation losses inside lossy media, (3) maximum operational range of RFID wireless sensors embedded inside concrete and grout, and (4) best positioning of antennas for achieving longer communication range between RFID antennas and wireless sensors. Our research uses the battery-less Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform …