Application of fiber optic sensors to structural monitoring

Daniele Inaudi

doi:10.1117/12.508669

13 March 2003 Application of fiber optic sensors to structural monitoring

Daniele Inaudi

Proceedings Volume 4763, European Workshop on Smart Structures in Engineering and Technology; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508669
Event: European Workshop on Smart Structures in Engineering and Technology, 2002, Giens, France

Abstract

The construction and maintenance of the civil infrastructure represents between 10% and 20% of the public investment in most European countries. In the last decade we have however witnessed an increasing shift from investments in the construction of new structures to the maintenance and the lifetime extension of the existing ones. With the exception of the high-speed train lines, most of the transporataion network, including highways and railway, is completed and in service. However, the steady increase of the passengers and goods circulating in the continent, amplified by the free circulation policy introduced by the European Community, is putting the civil infrastructrue under a rude test. Many bridges and tunnels built a few tens of years ago need repair and in many cases an extension of their bearing capacity and lifetime that exceed the original plans. Besides the direct costs associated with these interventions, the disruption to the normal use of the structures causes additional inconveniences including traffic jams and accidents that carry additional hidden costs.

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Daniele Inaudi "Application of fiber optic sensors to structural monitoring", Proc. SPIE 4763, European Workshop on Smart Structures in Engineering and Technology, (13 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508669

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