@inproceedings{b43a1881bdb94e5a982b235293ef1791,
title = "Integrity monitoring of old steel bridge using fiber optic distributed sensors based on Brillouin scattering",
abstract = "G{\"o}ta{\"a}lvbron, the bridge over G{\"o}ta river, was built in thirties and is now more than seventy years old. The steel girders were cracked and two issues are in cause of steel cracking: fatigue and mediocre quality of the steel. The bridge authorities repaired the bridge and decided to keep it in service for the next fifteen years, but in order to increase the safety and reduce uncertainties related to the bridge performance an integrity monitoring system has been mandatory. The main issue related to selection of the monitoring system has been the total length of the girders which is for all the nine girders more than 9 km. It was therefore decided to monitor the most loaded five girders (total length of 5 km approximately) and logically a fiber optic distributed sensing system have been selected. For the first time a truly distributed fiber optic sensing system, based on Brillouin scattering effect, is employed on such large scale to monitor new crack occurrence and unusual strain development. The monitoring system itself, the monitoring strategy, challenges related to installation and the data management are presented in this paper.",
keywords = "Average strain monitoring, Crack monitoring, Distributed fiber optic sensors, Integrity monitoring, Kilometric scale, Steel girder bridge, Warning system",
author = "Branko Gli{\v s}i{\'c} and Daniele Posenato and Daniele Inaudi",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.1117/12.716055",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0819466522",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2007",
note = "Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2007 ; Conference date: 20-03-2007 Through 22-03-2007",
}