Development of novel optical fiber sensors for measuring tilts and displacements of geotechnical structures

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Pei, Hua Fu ^a   Yin, Jian Hua ^a   Jin, Wei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

beam theory; fiber Bragg grating (FBG); finite difference method; inclinometer; tilt sensor

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT; FIBERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; OPTICAL FIBERS;

BEAM THEORIES; CLASSICAL BEAM THEORY; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSING; GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURE; HORIZONTAL DEFLECTION; INCLINOMETER; OPTICAL FIBER SENSING TECHNOLOGY; TILT SENSOR;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 84883184286     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/24/9/095202     Document Type: Article

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