Fiber Loop Ringdown Sensor for Potential Real-Time Monitoring of Cracks in Concrete Structures: An Exploratory Study

Sahay, Peeyush; Kaya, Malik; Wang, Chuji

doi:10.3390/s130100039

Fiber Loop Ringdown Sensor for Potential Real-Time Monitoring of Cracks in Concrete Structures: An Exploratory Study

Journal Article · Wed Dec 19 23:00:00 EST 2012 · Sensors

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/s130100039· OSTI ID:1628538

Sahay, Peeyush ^[1]; Kaya, Malik ^[2]; Wang, Chuji ^[2]

Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; DOE/OSTI
Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

A fiber loop ringdown (FLRD) concrete crack sensor is described for the first time. A bare single mode fiber (SMF), without using other optical components or chemical coatings, etc., was utilized to construct the sensor head, which was driven by a FLRD sensor system. The performance of the sensor was evaluated on concrete bars with dimensions 20 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm, made in our laboratory. Cracks were produced manually and the responses of the sensor were recorded in terms of ringdown times. The sensor demonstrated detection of the surface crack width (SCW) of 0.5 mm, which leads to a theoretical SCW detection limit of 31 μm. The sensor’s response to a cracking event is near real-time (1.5 s). A large dynamic range of crack detection ranging from a few microns (μm) to a few millimeters is expected from this sensor. With the distinct features, such as simplicity, temperature independence, near real-time response, high SCW detection sensitivity, and a large dynamic range, this FLRD crack sensor appears promising for detections of cracks when embedded in concrete.

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Research Organization:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division; National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC09-08SR22470

OSTI ID:: 1628538

Journal Information:: Sensors, Journal Name: Sensors Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN SENSC9; ISSN 1424-8220

Publisher:: MDPI AGCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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