The article describes measurements of strains of concrete, steel and textile reinforcement
with distributed fiber optic sensors (DFOS). The technology of distributed strain …

The quality of strain measurements using distributed fiber optic sensors (DFOS) depends
largely on the bond between the host material and the optical fiber. Experimental …

Flat slab systems made of reinforced concrete (RC) are popular structural solutions widely
used in practical applications. The knowledge about their behaviour under extreme loading …

In civil engineering, the analysis and characterisation of structural phenomena is key for the
deviation of mechanical models and strongly depends on experimental studies. For this …

Structural health monitoring is a key factor in life cycle management of infrastructures. Truly
distributed fiber optic sensors are able to provide relevant information on large structures …

Distributed Fiber Optic Systems (DOFS) are an emerging and innovative technology that
allows long-range and continuous strain/temperature monitoring with a high resolution …

This article presents laboratory tests, with the purpose being to verify the suitability of
standard optical fibres in a tight jacket for advanced strain analysis within concrete …

The ability to measure strains quasi‐continuously with high spatial resolution makes
distributed fiber optic sensing a promising technology for structural health monitoring as it …

Civil structural health monitoring (CSHM) has become significantly more important within the
last decades due to rapidly growing construction volume worldwide as well as aging …

The combined application of distributed fibre optical strain measurements on reinforcing
bars and digital image correlation (DIC) measurements on the concrete surface has a great …