PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF DIFFUSED SENSING ELEMENTS FOR TDR-BASED MONITORING OF RISING DAMP IN BUILDING STRUCTURES

Andrea Cataldo, Egidio De Benedetto, Giuseppe Cannazza, Emanuele Piuzzi

Abstract

This paper describes the operating and technical details of the practical implementation of an innovative time domain reflectometry (TDR)-system for monitoring rising damp in building structures. The proposed system employs wire-like, passive, diffused sensing elements (SE’s) that are embedded, at the time of construction or renovation, inside the walls of the building to be monitored. The SE’s remain permanently inside the wall, ready to be interrogated when necessary.

Keywords

moisture monitoring, smart building, structural health monitoring, rising damp, time domain reflectometry

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TC10 - Measurement for Diagnostics, Optimization and Control

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