SmartRock™ is a rugged, mobile app-based wireless sensor for monitoring the temperature of concrete from fresh to hardened stage. It also estimates concrete strength, based on the maturity concept. The SmartRock can be placed in the concrete formwork (installed on the rebar) before pouring, to monitor the temperature of concrete in situ. The continuous measurements are recorded on the SmartRock memory and can be downloaded at any time during the concrete setting and hardening onsite using the mobile application on a smartphone or tablet device.
The continuous monitoring of concrete temperature can be used as a QC/QA method as well as maturity-based strength estimation of concrete. The field monitoring of concrete temperature can also help with optimizing the formwork removal time, application of load on the structure, and adjusting the curing temperature of concrete onsite.
Applications
SmartRock™ can be used to monitor the temperature of fresh and hardened concrete. This can provide information on:
- Hardening of concrete
- Optimization of curing conditions
- Heating and cooling processes
- Quality control in the field
- Concrete maturity
- Estimation of strength (ASTM C1074)
- Monitoring Temperature (ASTM C1064)
- Concrete mix design optimization
Features and Benefits
- Wireless Bluetooth technology
- Ruggedized and waterproof design
- Real-time data (e.g. temperature, strength, maturity, max-min temperature) display
- Continuous measurement and recording of temperature
- Easy activation through tying the wires together (this can be used onsite to hold the sensor around rebar)
- Extended temperature sensor for deep elements and mass concrete
- Maturity calibration curve database
- Long battery life (about 4 months in room temperature)
- Operation software (Android and iOS apps) for smartphone and tablet
- Easy data sharing
- Extended cable for temperature measurement, within 45 cm (18") from the concrete surface
- Measurement and calculation in both metric and imperial units
- Patents pending
