Fiber optic sensors are widely used in environmental sensing because of their high
precision, compact size, remote operation, chemical inertness and multiplexing capabilities …

Micro/nano manipulation for both mechanical and biological structures is currently a popular
research field. To protect small-scale structures and acquire their mechanical properties, a …

A novel fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor with three-dimensional (3D) fused deposition
modeling (FDM) approach is proposed for effective stress measurement in soil mass. The …

The effect of particle size distribution (PSD) of coral sands on the failure behavior of
cemented coral sand specimens is investigated in this study. A series of static and impact …

The stress state is the basis for evaluating soil deformation and strength. To study the 3-D
stress state of the soil, a 3-D stress device based on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) and a …

A fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based aluminum oxide tube packed sensor (ATPS) was
developed for the fast detection of the soil moisture profile in highway slopes and …

The importance of local strain measurement on triaxial specimens has been widely
recognized. The design of the radial strain measurement system has been relatively less …

A novel monitoring system using innovative fiberoptical liquid-level transducers is proposed
for continuously monitoring the settlement of geotechnical infrastructures. Each fiber-optical …

A novel fiber-optic based earth pressure sensor (FPS) with an adjustable measurement
range and high sensitivity is developed to measure earth pressures for civil infrastructures …

Accurate stress–strain measurements in triaxial tests are critical to compute reliable
mechanical parameters. We focus on compliance at the interfaces between the specimen …