DocumentCode
1206174
Title
Smart bridges with fiber-optic sensors
Author
Watkins, Steve E.
Volume
6
Issue
2
fYear
2003
fDate
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
25
Lastpage
30
Abstract
This article describes an approach to bridge improvements that uses smart structures, introduces key technologies for health monitoring systems based on fiber optics and gives an overview of two instrumented bridges. A sensing system in one application monitors general performance and health of the structure, while the system in a second application interrogates the behavior of a major structural repair.
Keywords
condition monitoring; fibre optic sensors; intelligent structures; structural engineering; fiber optic sensor; health monitoring system; smart bridge; structural instrumentation; Bridges; Instruments; Intelligent sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1094-6969
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIM.2003.1200280
Filename
1200280
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