Sensing Device, and Systems and Methods for Obtaining Data Relating to Concrete Mixtures and Concrete Structures

A method comprising:

• placing one or more sensing devices within concrete;
• receiving measurement data from the one or more sensing devices;
• receiving a specified temperature and a desired measure of strength;
• and
• determining a predicted time when the concrete is expected to have the desired measure of strength, based on the specified temperature and the measurement data.

A method comprising:

• placing one or more sensors within a concrete structure that is being constructed;
• identifying an upcoming action related to the construction of the concrete structure;
• determining a required measure of strength that the concrete in the concrete structure must have before the upcoming action can be performed;
• obtaining, from the one or more sensors, data relating to measurements of one or more characteristics of the concrete in the concrete structure;
• determining a prediction of future strength of the concrete in the concrete structure, based on the data received from the one or more sensors;
• determining an estimated future time when the strength of the concrete in the concrete structure is expected to equal the required measure of strength, based on the prediction of future strength;
• transmitting an alert indicating the estimated future time and the predicted future strength of the concrete;
• determining a prediction of current strength of the concrete in the concrete structure, based on the data received from the one or more sensors;
• determining that the predicted current strength of the concrete in the concrete structure equals the required measure of strength;
• transmitting an alert indicating that the predicted current strength of the concrete in the concrete structure equals the required measure of strength;
• and
• performing the upcoming action, based on the determining that the predicted current strength of the concrete in the concrete structure equals the required measure of strength.