The durability of reinforced concrete structures is severely affected by corrosion. This phenomenon entails high economic costs due to the large infrastructure built with this material in developed countries, both roads and buildings. This review shows and discusses different techniques now available for monitoring and controlling reinforced concrete structures by means of sensors. These sensors are sophisticated devices that provide information about the factors inducing the processes of corrosion, and they are very useful for predicting the service life of structures and optimizing the repair strategies. This work analyses different sensor systems and compares their applications, taking into account such factors as location, calibration and evaluation data. Finally, some examples of sensor applications and diverse strategies for developing new sensor systems in the near future are presented. ResumenLa durabilidad de las construcciones de hormigón armado está gravemente afectada por los fenómenos de corrosión. Este problema supone un gran coste económico en los países desarrollados debido a la gran infraestructura construida en ellos, tanto vial como edificatoria. En esta revisión se exponen las distintas técnicas disponibles actualmente para monitorizar y controlar mediante sensores las estructuras de hormigón armado. Mediante estos tipos de control existentes es posible obtener información relevante sobre los factores que favorecen los procesos corrosivos, cuya información es de gran utilidad para poder predecir la vida útil de las estructuras y optimizar las estrategias de reparación. Se han comparado entre sí los distintos sistemas de sensores y sus aplicaciones, teniendo en cuenta los factores de ubicación, calibración y evaluación de datos. Finalmente, se presentan varios ejemplos de aplicaciones de sistemas y diversas estrategias a seguir en el desarrollo de nuevos sensores.
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