@article{e2e993f69ba440cea911ff81784c1a37,
title = "A preliminary magnetoinductive sensor system for real-time imaging of steel reinforcing bars embedded within concrete",
abstract = "This paper studies the feasibility of using solid-state magnetoinductive probes for detecting and imaging steel reinforcing bars embedded within prestressed and reinforced concrete. Changes in the inductance of the sensor material are directly proportional to the strength of the measured magnetic field parallel to the sensor. Using a square coil of 300 mm × 300 mm × 2.5 mm, 10-mm rebars can be imaged down up to a depth of 100 mm. Experimental results obtained by scanning steel bar specimens are presented. General performance characteristics and sensor limitations are also investigated.",
keywords = "DC magnetic field, Magnetic field imaging, Metal detection, Nondestructive evaluation (NDE)",
author = "Benitez, {Diego S.} and Sung Quek and Patrick Gaydecki and Vladimir Torres",
note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received August 29, 2007; revised April 1, 2008. First published June 6, 2008; current version published October 10, 2008. This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, U.K. The authors are with the Sensing, Imaging, and Signal Processing Group, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, M60 1QD Manchester, U.K. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TIM.2008.924939",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1109/TIM.2008.924939",
language = "Ingl{\'e}s",
volume = "57",
pages = "2437--2442",
journal = "IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement",
issn = "0018-9456",
number = "11",
}