Wavelogix REBEL Sensor Technology for In-place Concrete Strength Monitoring
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Time: Noon – 1:00 pm CST
Cost: Free
Speaker: Dr. Luna Lu, Associate Dean of the Faculty, College of Engineering, Purdue University
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Description:
A Purdue University invention that may shorten construction timelines and increase long-term durability of concrete highways, bridges and other transportation infrastructure is emerging as a viable alternative to methods that have been used for decades to estimate when newly poured concrete is mature enough to withstand heavy loads such as those from trucks and other vehicles.
Embedded directly into fresh concrete, the Purdue invention uses sensor technology to provide engineers with relatively precise and consistent real-time data on concrete's strength, which may be comparable or even surpass the accuracy of several current tools and methods. With the technology Lu and her team invented, engineers no longer have to rely on concrete sample cylinders or the maturity concept to estimate when fresh concrete has cured enough. Instead, they can more directly monitor the fresh concrete and accurately measure its strength and temperature.
Speaker:
Dr. Luna Lu, Associate Dean of the Faculty, College of Engineering, Purdue University
Dr. Lu is an academic leader, innovator, and entrepreneur who is dedicated to discovery, education, and technology translation in the engineering community to advance our Nation's civil infrastructure systems.
Lu's research centers on the discovery of functional nanomaterials with tunable properties for energy harvesting and infrastructure sensing applications. She has published 2 books, 6 book chapters, over 100 technical papers, 1 patent, and 8 patent disclosures. Her work is supported by the National Science Foundation, Dept. of Energy, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, Dept. of Transportation and private sector. At Purdue, she serves as Founding Director of Center for Intelligent Infrastructure, the Director of the Office of Professional Practice, and ACPA Professor of Lyles School of Civil Engineering. She has also founded several startup companies and translated several patents out of her research lab.
