A Novel Optical Fiber Sensor for Steel Corrosion in Concrete Structures.docVIP

Sensors 2008, 8, 1960-1976 sensors ISSN 1424-8220 ? 2008 by MDPI /sensors Full Research Paper A Novel Optical Fiber Sensor for Steel Corrosion in Concrete Structures Christopher K.Y. Leung, Kai Tai Wan * and Liquan Chen Department of Civil Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR. * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: cetai@ust.hk. Received: 29 January 2008 / Accepted: 17 March 2008 / Published: 20 March 2008 Abstract: Steel corrosion resulting from the penetration of chloride ions or carbon dioxide is a major cause of degrada