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Effect of residual strain on sensing property of FRP-OFBG smart rebar

  • Zhichun Zhang*
  • , Zhi Zhou
  • , Chuan Wang
  • , Jinping Ou
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Dalian University of Technology

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Abstract

FRP-OFBG smart rebar is the smart structure material, which is the integration of good mechanical property and sensing performance. And FRP-OFBG rebar can be widely used in civil engineering health monitoring. But in the smart rebar application procedure, there is large residual strain exiting in FBG in smart rebar, and multiple-peaked to FBG reflection spectrum, which affect the sensing performance of smart rebar. In this paper, it's theoretically analyzed using FBG to measure the residual strain in FRP after fabrication; In smart rebar pultrusion fabrication processing, the strain and temperature were monitored by two connecting FBGs. It's analyzed FRP fabrication processing through monitoring data; To the multiple-peaked smart rebar, which caused by nonuniform residual strain distributing along FBG length, post thermal treatment was done. The result proved that thermal treatment can improve the spectrum of smart rebar and remove the multiple-peaked phenomenon of smart rebar. But the thermal treatment can't relief the residual strain, and further research about how long will the residual strain recovery at room temperature must be done.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2007
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventSensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2007 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 19 Mar 200722 Mar 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6529 PART 2
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceSensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period19/03/0722/03/07

Keywords

  • FRP-OFBG smart rebar
  • Post thermal treatment
  • Residual strain
  • Residual strain recovery

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