Real-time monitoring of local scour by using fiber Bragg grating sensors

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 664-670

  Lin, Yung Bin ^a   Chen, Jin Chong ^b   Chang, Kuo Chun ^b   Chern, Jenn Chuan ^b   Lai, Jihn Sung ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUTMENTS (BRIDGE); BRIDGES; EROSION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; OPTICAL SENSORS; REFLECTOMETERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BRIDGE FAILURES; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; REAL TIME MONITORING SYSTEMS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

SCOUR;

EID: 23444457045     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/14/4/025     Document Type: Article

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