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Performance assessment of prestressed concrete bridge girders using fiber optic sensors and artificial neural networks
Structural health monitoring (SHM) activities are essential for achieving a realistic characterisation of bridge structural performance levels throughout the service life. These activities can help detect structural damage before the potential occurrence of component- or system-level structural failures. In addition to their application at discrete times, SHM systems can also be installed to provide long-term accurate and reliable data continuously throughout the entire service life of a bridge. Owing to their superior accuracy and long-term durability compared to traditional strain gages, fiber optic sensors are ideal in extracting accurate real-time strain and temperature data of bridge components. This paper presents a statistical damage detection and localisation approach to evaluate the performance of prestressed concrete bridge girders using fiber Bragg grating sensors. The presented approach employs Artificial Neural Networks to establish a relationship between the strain profiles recorded at different sensor locations across the investigated girder. The approach is capable of detecting and localising the presence of damage at the sensor location without requiring detailed loading information; accordingly, it can be suitable for long-term monitoring activities under normal traffic loads. Experimental laboratory data obtained from the structural testing of a large-scale prestressed concrete bridge girder is used to illustrate the approach.
Performance assessment of prestressed concrete bridge girders using fiber optic sensors and artificial neural networks
Structural health monitoring (SHM) activities are essential for achieving a realistic characterisation of bridge structural performance levels throughout the service life. These activities can help detect structural damage before the potential occurrence of component- or system-level structural failures. In addition to their application at discrete times, SHM systems can also be installed to provide long-term accurate and reliable data continuously throughout the entire service life of a bridge. Owing to their superior accuracy and long-term durability compared to traditional strain gages, fiber optic sensors are ideal in extracting accurate real-time strain and temperature data of bridge components. This paper presents a statistical damage detection and localisation approach to evaluate the performance of prestressed concrete bridge girders using fiber Bragg grating sensors. The presented approach employs Artificial Neural Networks to establish a relationship between the strain profiles recorded at different sensor locations across the investigated girder. The approach is capable of detecting and localising the presence of damage at the sensor location without requiring detailed loading information; accordingly, it can be suitable for long-term monitoring activities under normal traffic loads. Experimental laboratory data obtained from the structural testing of a large-scale prestressed concrete bridge girder is used to illustrate the approach.
Performance assessment of prestressed concrete bridge girders using fiber optic sensors and artificial neural networks
Khandel, Omid (author) / Soliman, Mohamed (author) / Floyd, Royce W. (author) / Murray, Cameron D. (author)
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering ; 17 ; 605-619
2021-05-04
15 pages
Article (Journal)
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