Development of a long-term monitoring system based on FBG sensors applied to concrete bridges

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1993-2002

  Rodrigues, Carlos ^a   Félix, Carlos ^b   Lage, Armindo ^a   Figueiras, Joaquim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Concrete bridges; FBG sensors; Fiber optic network; Structural monitoring

Indexed keywords

FBG SENSOR; FBG SENSORS; FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG); FIBER-OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; FIELD APPLICATION; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; LONG TERM MONITORING; MONITORING SYSTEM; OPERATION MODE; SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SENSORS NETWORK; STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL MONITORING; STRUCTURAL MONITORING SYSTEMS; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS;

BRIDGES; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCRETE BRIDGES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HEALTH; PHOTONICS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSDUCERS;

MONITORING;

BRIDGE; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; FIBER OPTICS; MONITORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953566894     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.02.033     Document Type: Article

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