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Cooper langley research center, hampton, virginia jeffrey parks illinois institute of technology, chicago, illinois jan l. Fibre optic methods for structural health monitoring. Thus, there is a real need of a unique system capable of covering structural deformation requirements in wide range of frequencies. Civil structures pose further challenges in monitoring mainly due to their large dimensions, diversity and heterogeneity of materials involved, and hostile construction environment. This allows using the latest technology providing a new level of security. Fibre optic methods for structural health monitoring wiley. Nasa applications of structural health monitoring technology. Optical fiber sensing and structural health monitoring technology. The research program consisted of laboratory tests including thermal tests, tensile tests and flexural tests, and a field application on a concrete bridge deck joffre bridge reinforced partly with fiber reinforced polymers frp. Fiber optic sensing technologies for structural health.
Jan 25, 2017 from many points of view, fiber optic sensors are the ideal transducers for structural health monitoring. Inservice structural health monitoring of composite aircraft structures plays a key role in the assessment of their performance and integrity. Applications of structural health monitoring using fiber optic sensors changsun hong dept. Fiber optic sensors for structural health monitoring of. From many points of view, fiber optic sensors are the ideal transducers for civil structural monitoring. Overview of fibre optic sensing to structural health. Optical fiber sensors for aircraft structural health monitoring. In more advanced applications, fiber optic sensors control actuators that allow materials to adapt to their environment. Fiber optic sensors in structural health monitoring.
The distributed fiber optic sensors could provide a very high number of sensors along one single fiber, which is of great significance for structural health monitoring, especially for the. Thus, using a limited number of very long sensors it is possible to monitor structural and functional behavior of structures with a high measurement and spatial resolution at a reasonable cost glisic and inaudi 2007. Fos have proved to be a potentially excellent technique for realtime insitu monitoring of these structures. Structural monitoring with fiber optic technology, raymond m.
Being durable, stable and insensitive to external perturbations, they are especially. Structural health monitoring using highdensity fiber. Fiber optics in structural health monitoring article pdf available in proceedings of spie the international society for optical engineering 7853 november 2010 with 1,357 reads. Fiber optic sensors offer an interesting means of implementing structural monitoring with internal or embedded sensors. Fibre optic sensors for structural health monitoring of aircraft. Oct 26, 2007 fibre optic methods for structural health monitoring is an invaluable reference for practising engineers in the fields of civil, structural and geotechnical engineering. State of the art in fiber optic sensing technology and eu structural health monitoring projects daniele inaudi smartec sa, manno, switzerland abstract. This paper presents fibre optic sensing technology for strain monitoring of engineering materials and structures. Monitoring the structural health of kevlar cables by means of fiberoptic technology. It will also be of interest to academics and undergraduategraduate students studying civil and structural engineering. Structural monitoring with fiber optic technology makes a unique contribution by being the first to describe a new area in a comprehensive manner while being accessible to many. State of the art in fiber optic sensing technology and eu. Fiberoptic sensors fos have reached maturity as straintemperature sensors.
This is an ambitious book aimed at introducing the relatively new concepts and possibilities of optical fibre sensors for structural monitoring to the uninitiated who. This gives rise to the names, smart, intelligent, andor adaptive materials or structures. The power tower is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an. They are the ideal choice for many applications, being easy to handle, dielectric, immune to em disturbances and able to accommodate deformations up to a few percents. Distributed fiber optic sensors for multiple crack monitoring in.
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