Optical fibre sensors for the measurement of concrete sample properties following exposure to freeze/thaw tests

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-170

  Yeo, T L ^a   Yuan, Y ^a   Boswell, L F ^a   Sun, T ^a   Grattan, K T V ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibre optic sensors; Structural monitoring

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PROPERTY; BRAGG WAVELENGTH SHIFT; CONCRETE SAMPLES; CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE; FIBRE BRAGG GRATING; FIBRE OPTIC SENSORS; FREEZE/THAW; FREEZE/THAW CYCLES; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MOISTURE SENSORS; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; POROSITY CHANGES; SENSITIVE POLYMERS; STRUCTURAL MONITORING; VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION; WATER INGRESS;

CONCRETES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; MONITORING; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS; WATER ABSORPTION;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

EID: 67649416450     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.04.031     Document Type: Article

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