Quantitative strain measurement and crack detection in RC structures using a truly distributed fiber optic sensing system

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 916-923

  Henault, J M ^a   Quiertant, M ^b   Delepine Lesoille, S ^c   Salin, J ^a   Moreau, G ^a   Taillade, F ^b   Benzarti, K ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

Bonded embedded fiber optic sensors; Crack detection; Fiber optic sensors; Optical Backscatter Reflectometer; Reinforced concrete structures; Truly distributed sensing

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; BARS (METAL); CONCRETE TESTING; CRACK DETECTION; FIBER OPTICS; REFLECTOMETERS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STEEL FIBERS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

DISTRIBUTED SENSING; FIBER OPTIC SENSING SYSTEMS; FOUR POINT BENDING; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; REINFORCING STEEL BAR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 84870242274     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.05.029     Document Type: Article

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