DocumentCode
552195
Title
Dynamic monitoring of mobile telecommunication towers exposed to natural loading with a FBG biaxial accelerometer
Author
Antunes, Paul ; Travanca, Rui ; Varum, Humberto ; Andre, Paulo
Author_Institution
Dept. de Fis., Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
fYear
2011
fDate
4-8 July 2011
Firstpage
591
Lastpage
592
Abstract
In this work the dynamic monitoring of a self supported telecommunications tower is presented. The feasibility of an optical FBG biaxial accelerometer to obtain the structure natural frequencies is demonstrated, recurring only to natural loading.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; accelerometers; fibre optic sensors; mobile communication; poles and towers; dynamic monitoring; fiber Bragg grating sensors; mobile telecommunication towers; optical FBG biaxial accelerometer; structure natural frequency; Decision support systems;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-986-02-8974-9
Type
conf
Filename
6015277
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