Cement Dust Mixed with Smart Dust Running off Chemicals in Concrete Mix

NanoTech researchers need to design SmartDust sensors, which can be mixed in with cement dust prior to hardening into concrete. This way when building large infrastructure projects we can have in place a method, which is non-intrusive to determine the fatigue factor without using ultrasound. Methods using sound waves or other similar methods such as non-contact laser vibrometer waves sensing might inadvertently cause wear on the structure by breaking down the molecular bonding of molecules causing premature aging.Ultrasound and other such methods currently used to test the structural integrity of dams, bridge support bases, parking structures, buildings, runways, underground tunnels might be doing more harm than good. Many in the field believe that such non-destructive wave sensing is totally safe, yet as we learn more about quantum mechanics unless the devices are properly set they can either interfere and cause damage or help the bonding and strengthen or even modify the material. In some large infrastructure such as dams and similar projects it takes decades for concrete to fully dry inside and reach its full potential strength. SmartDust sensors can help us know the current strength of dams and bridges and therefore know its elasticity for Earthquakes, bombings by International Terrorists, ability to hold back water or weight capable of supporting. Sensors set at a proper frequency might actually assist in the molecular bonding and hardening of the structure rather than negatively affect it. By knowing exactly what we are working with using sensors embedded in the concrete we can determine to a higher degree our ability to trust said structures.Since concrete is acidic like a battery the sensors can retain the power needed for decades to transmit micro-data about the structural integrity of that region of the structure. By taking a three-dimensional grid approach to monitor the entire structure we will have a snap shot of the safety of our infrastructures at all times. When working with mega-structures like the giant dam project in China, we will know after seismic events how safe the structure is, how much water it can hold, where it might need up grades, how much of an Earthquake of which type she can handle. In our own country old projects would have been better served having such embedded devices in them, currently they do not for this technology is not invented yet, but now that it has been dreamed of surely will soon.In theory having sensors embedded in the concrete might actually allow such non-destructive sensing such as laser or ultrasound to work at optimum yet using a tenth of the power thus an added sense of inherent safety to testing exposure over time."Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/wttbbs

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