Smart prestressed concrete girders with integrated composite distributed fibre optic sensors (DFOS): monitoring through all construction stages
The paper discusses a real case study of prestressed concrete girders, equipped with composite DFOS strain sensors during production stage. Composite sensors with monolithic cross section (unlike commonly used layered sensing cables) were embedded into the concrete. Bonding properties responsible for accurate strain transfer mechanism were ensured by external spiral braid, analogously like for composite reinforcing bars.