Testing of Large Smart Structures Using Embedded Sensors

光纤传感器嵌入到钢筋 混凝土将被测试作为评价者， 材料完整性和结构 响应极端负载，并作为探测器 这些压力反过来会激活 控制系统 该项目将开发 并检查涂层和包层， 纤维，以最大限度地减少脆性和降解， 测试分布式的基本原则 多模态振动传感，并开发 嵌入技术和光学技术 多路复用多光纤点 单根光纤上的压力传感器。 的 结果将应用于开发 “智能”建筑和其他类型的 结构，其中多路复用传感器 被纳入其结构， 检测故障，测量行为并馈送 回到控制系统， 建筑的完整性。 的好处 工作是提高公共安全， 减少损害和破坏 建筑物和构筑物遭受极端 飓风等自然灾害， 地震

Fiber optic sensors embedded into reinforced concrete will be tested as evaluators of material integrity and the structural response to extreme loads, and as detectors of stresses that, in turn, would activate control systems. The project will develop and examine coatings and claddings for the fibers to minimize fragility and degradation, test the underlying principles of distributed multi-mode vibration sensing, and develop techniques for embedding and optically multiplexing multiple fiber optic point pressure sensors on a single fiber. The results will be applied to the development of "intelligent" buildings and other types of construction, in which multiplexed sensors are incorporated into their structure to detect failure, measure behavior and feed back to control systems that preserve building's integrity. The benefits of the work is to increase public safety and to decrease damage to and destruction of buildings and structures subjected to extreme natural hazards such as hurricanes and earthquakes.