Structural monitoring of concrete, steel, and composite bridges in Poland with distributed fibre optic sensors
Authors:
- Tomasz Howiacki,
- Rafał Sieńko,
- Łukasz Bednarski,
- Katarzyna Zuziak
Abstract
Thanks to the capabilities of distributed fibre optic sensors (DFOS), a significant increase in their applications within civil and geotechnical engineering has been observed during the last few years. In contrast to conventional spot gauges, the main advantage of this technology is direct damage detection, as the information is gained over the entire measurement path. This diagnostic solution is especially suitable for safety-critical infrastructure, including bridges. However, to utilise the benefits of the DFOS approach, appropriate interrogators, sensors, and installation methods must be adopted. The article briefly discusses possible solutions available on the market, indicating their specific advantages and limitations. Then, several practical case studies related to bridge monitoring in Poland are presented. The review shows various possible applications, from long measurement sections over entire spans to small-size structural components. Some are truly new and pioneer solutions, solving different technical problems in bridge engineering. Presented applications supported by in situ data proved the possible high-quality performance of DFOS-based systems for measurements of concrete, steel and composite bridges in actual operating conditions.
- Record ID
- CUT38553d403b934637b3b77e9ca1c99c57
- In press
- Yes
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, ISSN 1573-2479, e-ISSN 1744-8980
- Issue year
- 2023
- Pages
- [1-17]
- Other elements of collation
- fot.; rys.; tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 16-17; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Article in press
- Keywords in English
- bridges, cracks, damage detection, diagnostics, distributed fibre optic sensing, measurements, monolithic sensors, strains, structural monitoring
- ASJC Classification
- ; ; ; ; ;
- DOI
- DOI:10.1080/15732479.2023.2230558 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15732479.2023.2230558 Opening in a new tab
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- Language
- eng (en) English
- Score (nominal)
- 100
- Score source
- journalList
- Score
- Publication indicators
- Additional fields
- Indeksowana w: Web of Science, Scopus
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUT38553d403b934637b3b77e9ca1c99c57/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUT38553d403b934637b3b77e9ca1c99c57
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