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
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;
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
