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Accuracy of distributed strain sensing with single mode fibre in composite laminates under thermal and vibration loads
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Author(s)
Li, Yingwu
Sharif Khodaei, Zahra
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In this work, the strain measurement accuracy of single-mode fibre (SMF) under thermal and vibration loads is investigated by strain-frequency shift coefficient analyses. This research allows for the application of SMF sensors for structural health monitoring in real operational conditions. The strain measurement accuracy under combined static and thermal load is investigated experimentally, which demonstrated that temperature fluctuations induce non-negligible errors in the strain measurement, even with temperature compensation applied. The temperature fluctuation range which can induce measurement errors is quantified as less than −20°C or higher than 55°C. In addition, a fatigue experiment is conducted to investigate the measurement accuracy under low-frequency vibration load. The results of the fatigue experiment demonstrate that the vibrations mainly increase the ratio of null values in strain measurements. Findings from experiments can be applied to enhance structural health monitoring accuracy and reduce false positives. This study has important implications for the service application of distributed optical fibre sensing for composite structure health monitoring.
Date Issued
2023-03-22
Date Acceptance
2023-03-10
Citation
Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2023, 2023, pp.1-13
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URL
DOI
ISSN
1545-2255
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
1
End Page
13
Journal / Book Title
Structural Control and Health Monitoring
Volume
2023
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2023 Yingwu Li and Zahra Sharif-Khodaei. Tis is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons
Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is
properly cited.
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https://www.hindawi.com/journals/schm/2023/9269987/
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
9269987
Date Publish Online
2023-03-22