Application of Fiber Optic Sensor Technology in Intelligent Steel Strand

Atwistedfiberopticsensorbasedonintensitymodulationisdescribed.Theprincipleandstructureofthesensorandthechoiceofsteelstrandmodulesareintroduced.Thesensorisusedtodeterminethetensilestrainanddistribution.Theexperimentalresultsshowthatthechangeofthetransferringlightpowerhasanapproximatelinearrelationwiththeouterforce.Theintelligentsteelstrandswiththiskindofsensorwillhaveagoodapplicationinmonitoringtheconcretecrackanddeformationdistributioninhugestructuressuchasdamsandbridges.