Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls

Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls

This research examines the behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls in continuous measurements in laboratory conditions. Tests are carried out using continuous measuring of moisture with different capacitive sensors in concrete structures varied with three d...

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Main Authors: Raunima Tuomas, Tuominen Eero, Vinha Juha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/31/matecconf_cesbp2019_02053.pdf
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spelling doaj-4699c093a4cb464bb31c3eabe9283bea2021-04-02T15:23:51ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2019-01-012820205310.1051/matecconf/201928202053matecconf_cesbp2019_02053Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete wallsRaunima Tuomas0Tuominen Eero1Vinha Juha2Tampere University, Building PhysicsTampere University, Building PhysicsTampere University, Building PhysicsThis research examines the behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls in continuous measurements in laboratory conditions. Tests are carried out using continuous measuring of moisture with different capacitive sensors in concrete structures varied with three different types of thermal insulation materials. Sensors are sealed in plastic tubes that were preinstalled into the casting molds. Three borehole measurements are carried out as reference during the research. Results show differences in performance between the examined humidity sensors from two different manufacturers. The main difference is related to stability as sensors from the other manufacturer prove to be more prone to error. The study affirms that measuring humidity in concrete is challenging even when using high-quality humidity sensors.https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/31/matecconf_cesbp2019_02053.pdf
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Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls
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title Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls
title_short Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls
title_full Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls
title_fullStr Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls
title_full_unstemmed Behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls
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series MATEC Web of Conferences
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publishDate 2019-01-01
description This research examines the behavior of capacitive humidity sensors in monitoring the drying of concrete walls in continuous measurements in laboratory conditions. Tests are carried out using continuous measuring of moisture with different capacitive sensors in concrete structures varied with three different types of thermal insulation materials. Sensors are sealed in plastic tubes that were preinstalled into the casting molds. Three borehole measurements are carried out as reference during the research. Results show differences in performance between the examined humidity sensors from two different manufacturers. The main difference is related to stability as sensors from the other manufacturer prove to be more prone to error. The study affirms that measuring humidity in concrete is challenging even when using high-quality humidity sensors.
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