Vertical displacement measurements for bridges using optical fiber sensors and CCD cameras - A preliminary study

Structural Health Monitoring

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-249

  Chan, Tommy H T ^a,b   Ashebo, Demeke B ^c   Tam, H Y ^b   Yu, Y ^a   Chan, T F ^b   Lee, P C ^b   Perez Gracia, Eduardo ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Gannett Fleming Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CCD camera; FBG sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Structural health monitoring; Vertical displacement measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349191951     PISSN: 14759217     EISSN: 17413168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1475921708102108     Document Type: Article

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