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SBIR Phase I: Passive Sensor for Lifetime Monitoring of Concrete

Award Information

Agency:
National Science Foundation 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
69019 		Program Year/Program:
2004 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
0338986 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc.
126 Ridge Rd. Lansing, NY 14882
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2004
Title: SBIR Phase I: Passive Sensor for Lifetime Monitoring of Concrete
Agency: NSF
Contract: 0338986
Award Amount: $99,290.00
 

Abstract:

This Small Business innovation Research Phase I project proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of using a passive sensor, embedded within concrete, to measure moisture, temperature, and concentrations of chlorides. It will provide critical data for evaluating concrete performance starting with the initial quality control period of freshly mixed or freshly cast concrete, through its useful service life, to the period of deterioration and repair. Data obtained from these sensors should result in longer service life, lower infrastructure costs and the development of more effective means of remediation. The device will be powered and interrogated using radio frequency energy from a distance of over one meter, returning a unique identification number so that data can be correlated with sensor location. Data will be read by frequency analysis of one or more RLC antennas in the device, whose resonance frequencies will be altered by changes in the surrounding material. The initial strength and the service life of concrete used in roadways and its moisture content from the time that it is placed onwards significantly affects bridges. Such a multi-functional sensor can be so pervasively useful because moisture and temperature are the primary drivers for the hydration of portland cement, and are essential factors in the most prevalent deteriorative processes such as damage due to freezing and thawing, alkali-aggregate reaction, sulfate attack or delayed Ettringite formation.

Principal Investigator:

Alexander Deyhim
PI
6075333531
alex@adc9001.com

Business Contact:

Alexander Deyhim
6075333531
alex@adc9001.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Design Consulting, Inc.
126 Ridge Road Lansing, NY 14882

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No