Structural health monitoring of different geometry structures with optical fiber sensors

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the structural health monitoring of several structures, with different geometry, materials and behaviors, using optical fiber sensors. Those studies aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of such technologies in structural health monitoring, with all the advantages inherent to the optical fiber technology.

Keywords

Structural health monitoring / optical fiber / optical sensors

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