Abstract
Creagh concrete required a digital solution to reduce the factory occupation time, enable smart storage/retrieval, faster inventory, and efficient product tracking at site. Working with Queen’s University Belfast, the team developed a four-part solution for this problem. A wireless in-concrete sensor that provides temperature and location tracking, a receiver (node) that can connect to several of these sensors and have environmental sensing capability, a wired receiver (family) that integrate several nodes and a LoRa gateway mounted at altitude to integrate all family and cover the entire production yard. This article outlines the features of the digital solution, curing duration and influence of the ambient environment, benefits to the production and challenges that lay ahead.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Civil Engineering Research in Ireland (CERI 2022): conference proceedings |
| Editors | Niall Holmes, Caitríona de Paor, Roger P. West |
| Publisher | Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland |
| Pages | 73-78 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780957395756 |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Aug 2022 |
| Event | Civil Engineering Research in Ireland and Irish Transport Research Network Conference 2022 - Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Duration: 25 Aug 2022 → 26 Aug 2022 http://www.cerai.net/ |
Conference
| Conference | Civil Engineering Research in Ireland and Irish Transport Research Network Conference 2022 |
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| Abbreviated title | CERAI & ITRN 2022 |
| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 25/08/2022 → 26/08/2022 |
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Keywords
- sensors
- Wireless communication
- concrete
- maturity
- Location tracking
- Optimised curing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Access to Document
- Sensor-based decision making in precast concrete production
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