Automatic interpretation of strain distributions measured from distributed fiber optic sensors for crack monitoring

Y Liu, Y Bao - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
Distributed fiber optic sensors have exhibited superior capabilities in monitoring cracks in
engineering structures through measuring detailed strain distributions. However, manually …

Buckling detection and shape reconstruction using strain distributions measured from a distributed fiber optic sensor

X Tan, P Guo, X Zou, Y Bao - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes to detect buckling and reconstruct three-dimensional deformations
using distributed fiber optic sensors. The distributed sensors measured strain distributions …

Enhanced-backscattering and enhanced-backreflection fibers for distributed optical fiber sensors

T Lee, M Beresna, A Masoudi… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Most distributed optical fiber sensors rely on commercially available telecom fibers, which
are low-loss, inexpensive, and standardized. In the last few years, significant effort has been …

Metaheuristic inverse analysis on interfacial mechanics of distributed fiber optic sensors undergoing interfacial debonding

X Tan, S Mahjoubi, X Zou, W Meng, Y Bao - Mechanical Systems and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Distributed fiber optic sensors with protective packages have shown unique capabilities in
measuring strain and crack distributions for structural health monitoring. However, the …

Monitoring of pipelines subjected to interactive bending and dent using distributed fiber optic sensors

X Tan, S Poorghasem, Y Huang, X Feng… - Automation in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Interactive anomalies of pipelines represent important contributors to pipeline incidents, but
monitoring interactive anomalies is challenging. This paper presents an approach to monitor …

Calculation the opening of neighboring surface cracks in concrete structure based on OFDR technology

L Zhang, J Nie, B Shi, H Han, J Wu, Y Cui - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Under the influence of temperature change, construction quality, and external force,
concrete structures are prone to generate cracks which poses a significant threaten to the …

Experimental investigation on flexural behavior of steel-concrete composite floor slabs with distributed fiber optic sensors

H Bai, D Guo, W Wang, X Tan, M Yan, G Chen… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research investigates the flexural behavior of steel-concrete composite floor slabs with
distributed fiber optic sensors based on pulse pre-pump Brillouin optical time domain …

Monitoring restrained shrinkage and cracks of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) using distributed fiber optic sensors

X Tan, J Du, Q Zhang, W Meng, Y Bao - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method to measure the shrinkage and cracks of ultra-high-
performance concrete (UHPC) using distributed fiber optic sensors. UHPC prisms and rings …

Strain Transfer Mechanism in Surface-Bonded Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors under Different Strain Fields

W Du, X Zheng, B Shi, M Sun, H Wu, W Ni, Z Zheng… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mastering the strain transfer mechanism in distributed fiber optic (DFO) sensors holds the
key to analyzing strain measurement errors from DFO sensing systems. However, the impact …

Core versus surface sensors for reinforced concrete structures: A comparison of fiber-optic strain sensing to conventional instrumentation

R Hoult, A Bertholet, JP de Almeida - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-resolution distributed reinforcement strain measurements can provide invaluable
information for developing and evaluating numerical and analytical models of reinforced …