Characteristics of smart concrete with fiber optical Bragg grating sensor

Abstract

Based on the advantages of the fiber Bragg grating sensing technology, this paper presents a principle of a novel smart concrete with fiber optical Bragg grating sensor, analyses the theory and characteristics, illustrates the key technology and method to make the fiber Bragg grating sensor for the smart concrete, and proves the feasibility with experiments. The results indicate that the smart concrete with fiber Bragg grating sensors is feasible in the structure monitoring and damage diagnosing in the long run.

Keywords

smart concrete / fiber optical Bragg grating sensor / intelligent materials

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