Making concrete a temperature sensor

• Main Author: Chu, Fiona
• Other Authors: Yang En-Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73022
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Thermoelectric behavior refers to the generation of a voltage due to a temperature differential. This has been observed in cementitious materials. This characteristic is useful in cement-based structures as the structure can monitor its own temperature in the event of building fires. However, the ce...