This book is an introduction to techniques and applications of optical methods for materials
Characterization in civil and environmental engineering. Emphasizing chemical sensing and
diagnostics it is written for students and researchers studying the physical and chemical
processes in manmade or natural materials. Optical Phenomenology and Applications - Health
Monitoring for Infrastructure Materials and the Environment describes the utility of
optical-sensing technologies in applications that include monitoring of transport processes and
reaction chemistries in materials of the infrastructure and the subsurface environment. Many of
the applications reviewed will address long standing issues in infrastructure health monitoring
such as the alkali silica reaction the role of pH in materials degradation and the remote and
inset characterization of the subsurface environment. The remarkable growth in photonics has
contributed immensely to transforming bench-top optical instruments to compact field deployable
systems. This has also contributed to optical sensors for environmental sensing and
infrastructure health monitoring. Application of optical waveguides and full field imaging for
civil and environmental engineering application is introduced and chemical and physical
recognition strategies are presented this is followed by range of filed deployable
applications. Emphasizing system robustness and long-term durability examples covered include
in-situ monitoring of transport phenomena imaging degradation chemistries and remote sensing
of the subsurface ground water.
