Abstract
Innovative use of glass fiber composites as an alternative to conventional steel reinforcement has made it possible for optical fiber sensors to be integrated into the prestressing tendons during production or directly into the concrete, thereby enabling constant monitoring of the structure to be carried out on a long-term basis.
This paper deals with the principles, development, initial applications, and future prospects of this type of sensor monitoring for concrete structures which thus become “intelligent”.
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Wolff, R., Miesseler, HJ. (1990). Applications with Optical Fiber Sensor System for Monitoring Prestressed Concrete Structures. In: Nowak, A.S. (eds) Bridge Evaluation, Repair and Rehabilitation. NATO ASI Series, vol 187. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2153-5_9
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