Abstract:This paper presents the laboratory validation of a prototype optic-fiber instrumented structural element. The element is a reduced-scale reinforced concrete beam, of dimensions 3.8×0.3×0.5m that can be pre-stressed by an internal Dywidag bar. The sensing technology is based on a multiplexed version of the SOFO strain sensor, prepared in the form of a 3-field smart composite bar; in-line multiplexing is obtained by separating each measurement field through broadband FBGs. The experiment aims to identify the res… Show more
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