Detection of reinforced metal in light weight concrete structures using an RFID sensor system

Author

Suwalak, Rattapong ; Phongcharoenpanich, Chuwong ; Torrungrueng, Danai

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., King Mongkut´s Inst. of Technol. Ladkrabang, Chumphon, Thailand

fYear

2014

fDate

16-19 Nov. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

This paper presents the characteristics of specifically designed tag (SDT) placed on an autoclaved aerated reinforced lightweight concrete to detect and inspect qualities of material products. The proposed SDT is a folded dipole antenna designed using the CST Microwave Studio simulation program. In this system, the SDT acts as a radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor. Simulated results show that the radius of the reinforced metal has important effects to SDT characteristics placed on material under tests.

Keywords

condition monitoring; dipole antennas; inspection; lightweight structures; quality control; radiofrequency identification; reinforced concrete; structural engineering; RFID sensor system; autoclaved aerated reinforced lightweight concrete structures; folded dipole antenna; inspection; qualities; radiofrequency identification sensor; reinforced metal detection; specifically designed tag; Concrete; Impedance; Metals; Microwave antennas; Radiofrequency identification; Sensor systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antenna Measurements & Applications (CAMA), 2014 IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Antibes Juan-les-Pins

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CAMA.2014.7003400

Filename

7003400