Distributed optical fibre sensors for strain and temperature monitoring of early-age concrete: laboratory and in-situ examples
Authors:
- Rafał Sieńko,
- Tomasz Howiacki,
- Łukasz Bednarski
Abstract
Distributed fibre optic sensors (DFOS) provide new possibilities in structural technical condition assessment in comparison with traditional spot measurements. It is possible to analyze strains and temperature changes continuously over structural member length with spatial resolution starting from as fine as 5 mm. Thanks to the appropriate sensor construction and its installation before concreting it is possible to analyze material behaviour starting from its early stage, when thermal-shrinkage strains appear. This phenomenon depends on many factors, such as the type of concrete mix, dimensions of structural member, the way of concrete care, external conditions (temperature, humidity), formwork and constraints related to reinforcing bars or external friction and resulting with crack appearance. Stage of early-age concrete (hydration process) is thus very important for its final durability and performance. The article presents the very new measuring tools which allow for comprehensive analysis of concrete temperatures and strain state including all local nonlinearities (cracks). The attention was paid to hydration process, but sensors installed inside the structural members can be also effectively used during other phases such us: activation of prestressing tendons, construction stages or operation. Selected examples of laboratory tests as well as the unique in situ installations realized in Poland during last few years are presented and discussed hereafter. Except of traditional concrete, also other materials were examined, such as concrete made on lightweight sintered aggregate and fibre-reinforced concrete mixed with the ground.
- Record ID
- CUTd8be09687c854bbcb16952ecdb0302d8
- Publication categories
- ; ;
- Author
- Pages
- 77-87
- Other elements of collation
- fot.; rys.; tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - 20; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.
- Book
- Kanavaris Fragkoulis, Fragkoulis Kanavaris Benboudjema Farid, Farid Benboudjema Azenha Miguel Miguel Azenha (eds.): International RILEM Conference on Early-age and Long-term Cracking in RC Structures : CRC 2021, RILEM Bookseries, no. 31, 2021, Cham, Springer, Springer, ISBN 978-3-030-72921-9 (eBook)
- Keywords in English
- early-age concrete, optical fibres, distributed measurements, DFOS, strain, temperature
- DOI
- DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-72921-9_7 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-72921-9_7 Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- Score (nominal)
- 20
- Publication indicators
- = 2
- Additional fields
- Indeksowana w: Scopus
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUTd8be09687c854bbcb16952ecdb0302d8/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUTd8be09687c854bbcb16952ecdb0302d8
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