A wireless sensor system includes a passive sensor apparatus configured to
be embedded within a concrete structure to monitor infiltration of
contaminants into the structure. The sensor apparatus includes charging
circuitry and a plurality of sensors respectively configured to measure
environmental parameters of the structure which include information
related to the infiltration of contaminants into the structure. A reader
apparatus is communicatively coupled to the sensor apparatus, the reader
apparatus being configured to provide power to the charging circuitry
during measurements of the environmental parameters by the sensors. The
reader apparatus is configured to independently interrogate individual
ones of the sensors to obtain information measured by the individual
sensors. The reader apparatus is configured to generate an induction
field to energize the sensor apparatus. Information measured by the
sensor apparatus is transmitted to the reader apparatus via a response
signal that is superimposed on a return induction field generated by the
sensor apparatus. Methods of monitoring structural integrity of the
structure are also provided.