Methodology and integrity monitoring of foundation concrete piles using Bragg grating optical fibre sensors

Engineering Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2048-2055

  Kister, G ^a   Winter, D ^a   Gebremichael, Y M ^b   Leighton, J ^b   Badcock, R A ^a   Tester, P D ^c   Krishnamurthy, S ^a   Boyle, W J O ^b   Grattan, K T V ^b   Fernando, G F ^d  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Cementation Foundations Skanska Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bragg grating; Foundation pile; Optical sensors; Reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; CARBON FIBERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN RATE; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

SENSOR PROTECTION SYSTEMS; THERMAL TENSILE STRAINS;

PILE FOUNDATIONS;

BRAGG GRATINGS; CARBON FIBERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; PILE FOUNDATIONS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRAIN RATE; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

FIBER OPTICS; FOUNDATION; MONITORING; PILE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SENSOR; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34547575003     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

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