Innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large-strain sensor for prestressed FRP plates

Owing to the low measuring range of traditional fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors and the complexity, imprecision, and lack of practicality in existing large-strain sensors, this paper introduces a novel type of large-strain sensor based on pre-relaxation and continuous sensing technology. This desi...

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Main Authors: Changyuan Liu, Xin Wang, Xinquan Chang, Zhishen Wu, Huang Huang, Mohammad Noori, Wael A. Altabey
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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Xin Wang
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Mohammad Noori
Wael A. Altabey
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description Owing to the low measuring range of traditional fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors and the complexity, imprecision, and lack of practicality in existing large-strain sensors, this paper introduces a novel type of large-strain sensor based on pre-relaxation and continuous sensing technology. This design aims to realize the whole-process strain monitoring of prestressed fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) plates. Static tensile tests were conducted on 9 large-strain sensor specimens. The effects of pre-relaxation degree, section number, pre-tension time, and prestressing level were evaluated. The results reveal that, the pre-relaxed sensor, proved its efficacy in capturing the strain pertinent to the post-tensioned operational state of the FRP plate, and a sensing performance of up to 18,923 με can be facilitated and further extended by a pre-relaxation and continuous sensing technique. Moreover, it is recommended that during the fabrication of the large-strain sensor, two pre-tensions be applied, with a prestressing level between 115% and 125% of the pre-relaxation degree.
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spelling doaj-art-33abe384336e40dc924db25dfc105d222025-08-20T01:58:22ZengElsevierDevelopments in the Built Environment2666-16592024-12-012010056710.1016/j.dibe.2024.100567Innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large-strain sensor for prestressed FRP platesChangyuan Liu0Xin Wang1Xinquan Chang2Zhishen Wu3Huang Huang4Mohammad Noori5Wael A. Altabey6Key Laboratory of C & PC Structures Ministry of Education, National and Local Unified Engineering Research Center for Basalt Fiber Production and Application Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, ChinaKey Laboratory of C & PC Structures Ministry of Education, National and Local Unified Engineering Research Center for Basalt Fiber Production and Application Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China; Corresponding author. Key Laboratory of C & PC Structures Ministry of Education, National and Local Unified Engineering Research Center for Basalt Fiber Production and Application Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.Key Laboratory of C & PC Structures Ministry of Education, National and Local Unified Engineering Research Center for Basalt Fiber Production and Application Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, ChinaKey Laboratory of C & PC Structures Ministry of Education, National and Local Unified Engineering Research Center for Basalt Fiber Production and Application Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China; Corresponding author. Key Laboratory of C & PC Structures Ministry of Education, National and Local Unified Engineering Research Center for Basalt Fiber Production and Application Technology, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.School of Civil Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450001, China; Department of Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA; School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK; Corresponding author. Department of Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA.Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21544, EgyptOwing to the low measuring range of traditional fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors and the complexity, imprecision, and lack of practicality in existing large-strain sensors, this paper introduces a novel type of large-strain sensor based on pre-relaxation and continuous sensing technology. This design aims to realize the whole-process strain monitoring of prestressed fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) plates. Static tensile tests were conducted on 9 large-strain sensor specimens. The effects of pre-relaxation degree, section number, pre-tension time, and prestressing level were evaluated. The results reveal that, the pre-relaxed sensor, proved its efficacy in capturing the strain pertinent to the post-tensioned operational state of the FRP plate, and a sensing performance of up to 18,923 με can be facilitated and further extended by a pre-relaxation and continuous sensing technique. Moreover, it is recommended that during the fabrication of the large-strain sensor, two pre-tensions be applied, with a prestressing level between 115% and 125% of the pre-relaxation degree.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165924002485Fiber Bragg grating (FBG)Large-strain sensorSensing performancePre-relaxationPrestressed FRP plate
spellingShingle Changyuan Liu
Xin Wang
Xinquan Chang
Zhishen Wu
Huang Huang
Mohammad Noori
Wael A. Altabey
Innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large-strain sensor for prestressed FRP plates
Developments in the Built Environment
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG)
Large-strain sensor
Sensing performance
Pre-relaxation
Prestressed FRP plate
title Innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large-strain sensor for prestressed FRP plates
title_full Innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large-strain sensor for prestressed FRP plates
title_fullStr Innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large-strain sensor for prestressed FRP plates
title_full_unstemmed Innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large-strain sensor for prestressed FRP plates
title_short Innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large-strain sensor for prestressed FRP plates
title_sort innovative design and sensing performance of a novel large strain sensor for prestressed frp plates
topic Fiber Bragg grating (FBG)
Large-strain sensor
Sensing performance
Pre-relaxation
Prestressed FRP plate
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666165924002485
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