Fiber Optic Monitoring Method for Pipe Piles
This paper proposes a method that integrates fiber optic grating sensors, pressure sensors, servo motors, and a PLC control system to achieve dynamic tracking and monitoring of the concrete level in underwater drilled and grouted piles. ABSTRACT: Long-gauge fibre optic sensor is basically designed to monitor average ranging strain between two points of the structure. Ultra-long and large-diameter underwater bored piles are widely used in deep-water bridge foundations; however, key construction parameters such as concrete surface elevation and tremie conduit embedment depth are still largely measured manually, resulting in low levels of automation and limited. NZ Sensing (renowned Chinese company specialized in structural health monitoring) was commissioned to apply. The advantage of the sensors is in a magnitude of gage-length, usually ranged between 250 mm and 10 m, which makes them insensitive to local structural defects like crack or air pockets.
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