Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 7, 0706003(2022)

Bridge Strain Measurement Based on Weak Fiber Bragg Grating Array

Kaokui Chen, Yuanfeng Li, Ciming Zhou*, and Dian Fan
Author Affiliations
  • National Engineering Laboratory of Fiber Sensing Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan , Hubei 430070, China
  • show less

    Temperature and stress are easily to cause cracks in concrete bridges and endanger the safety of bridges, but traditional strain measurement methods are difficult to apply on a large scale in actual projects. The weak fiber Bragg grating(wFBG) array strain measurement technology has the advantages of easy networking, high-precision, multiple measurable points, strong reliability, strong anti-interference ability, excellent corrosion resistance, wide measurement range and long-distance measurement. It can be widely promoted in the field of large civil engineering strain measurement. In this paper, first, the relationship between strain and wavelength is determined through wFBG strain-wavelength calibration experiments, and a high-precision large-capacity demodulation system is constructed. Then, the feasibility and superiority of wFBG array strain measurement are verified by strain measurement experiment in T-beam loading and unloading process. Finally, an array of 4118 wFBGs is used to monitor the bridge strain on the Hangzhou Xiasha Bridge.

    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Kaokui Chen, Yuanfeng Li, Ciming Zhou, Dian Fan. Bridge Strain Measurement Based on Weak Fiber Bragg Grating Array[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(7): 0706003

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: May. 7, 2021

    Accepted: Jun. 28, 2021

    Published Online: Apr. 11, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhou Ciming (zcm@whut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.0706003

    Topics