Use of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for the Monitoring of an Accelerated Pavement Test
Use of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for the Monitoring of an Accelerated Pavement Test
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The need to develop more efficient pavement management systems has driven continuous improvement in structural health monitoring (SHM) systems for road infrastructures. Factors such as low energy consumption, minimal disruption (small-sized and lightweight devices), resistance to environmental conditions, high durability, and sensitivity are some of the possible improvements worthy of exploration. Fiber optics appear to have several of these desired characteristics. In this context, this article presents strain measurements performed using fiber optic cables installed at various levels in pavement structures tested on the accelerated pavement testing facility at the Université Gustave Eiffel (or fatigue carousel). The results reveal that strains measured with this technology closely align with those obtained using traditional strain gauges. However, an advantage of fiber optics is that they enable distributed measurements over long distances with high precision (10 m with a measurement interval of 2.6 mm in this study). These measurements highlight a significant variability in pavement strains, seemingly attributable to the heterogeneity of pavement materials and variations in layer thicknesses. As a result of these findings, laboratory-scale investigations have been initiated to gain a better understanding of these sources of variability.
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Use of Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for the Monitoring of an Accelerated Pavement Test
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
2024-03-03
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