Distributed strain sensing in the concrete slab of a truss bridge
EpsilonRebars with lengths of 60 m and 90 m were installed within two similar steel truss bridges, crossing the Noteć River in Poland. Nerve-Sensors were embedded inside the concrete slabs over their entire length. They were delivered on-site in coils and secured to the existing reinforcement along the main prestressing tendons. The designed and implemented nervous system of the structure is a perfect solution for both short-term load tests and long-tem monitoring.
DFOS Sensors Installed: EpsilonRebar
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EpsilonRebars provided spectacular strain results with extremely high spatial resolution. Thus, a detailed structural performance analysis, including actual static and load schemes, was possible. The example plot below shows the results from load tests obtained from the longer (90 m long) bridge. Strain profiles exactly correspond to the geometry of the truss superstructure.
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