Published in:
tm - Technisches Messen, 79 (2012) 7-8, Seite 337-347
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1524/teme.2012.0238
ISSN:
0171-8096
Origination:
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Description:
Abstract Technical textiles with embedded distributed fiber optic sensors have been developed for the purposes of structural health monitoring in geotechnical and civil engineering. The distributed fiber optic sensors are based on Brillouin scattering in silica optical fibers and OTDR in polymer optical fibers. Such “smart” technical textiles are used for reinforcement of geotechnical and masonry structures. The embedded fiber optic sensors provide online information about the condition of the structure and about the occurrence and location of any damage or degradation.