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Hybrid Fiber Optic Cable for Strain Profiling and Crack Growth Measurement in Rock, Cement, and Brittle Installation Media



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  • Description:
    Brillouin scattering-based distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) technologies such as Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry (BOTDR) and Brillouin optical time domain analysis (BOTDA) have broad applicability for the long term and real-time monitoring of large concrete structures, underground mine excavations, pit slopes, and deep subsurface wellbores. When installed in brittle media, however, the meter scale spatial resolution of the BOTDR/A technology prohibits the detection or measurement of highly localized deformations, such as those which form at or along cracks, faults, and other discontinuities. This work presents a novel hybrid fiber optic cable with the ability to self-anchor to any brittle installation media without the need for manual installation along fixed interval points. Laboratory scale testing demonstrates the ability of the hybrid fiber optic cable to measure strains across highly localized deformation zones in both tension and shear. In addition, results show the applicability of the developed technology for strain monitoring in high displacement environments. Linear relationships are proposed for use in estimating the displacement magnitude along discontinuities in brittle media from strain signals collected from the hybrid fiber optic cable. The hybrid fiber optic cable has broad potential applications, such as geomechanical monitoring in underground mines, surface pits, large civil infrastructure projects, and deep subsurface wellbores. The benefits of fiber optic sensing, such as the intrinsic safety of the sensors, the long sensing range, and real time capabilities make this a compelling technique for long term structural health monitoring (SHM) in a wide range of industrial and civil applications. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1424-8220
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Contract
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
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  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    22
  • Issue:
    24
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20067775
  • Citation:
    Sensors 2022 Dec; 22(24):9685
  • Contact Point Address:
    Taghi Sherizadeh, Department of Mining and Explosives Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
  • Email:
    sherizadeh@mst.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2023
  • Performing Organization:
    Missouri University of Science & Technology
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20200901
  • Source Full Name:
    Sensors
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    urn:sha-512:5ea97970ee71020c56b47fde764ee5e98debf1a701e6f6f848cccd0220451fcacd2be674d97023fc4578f412bb2f2ed54f5067dba0cc769e1ec603a3d4711ef4
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