Investigating combined effects between dynamic mechanical loads and corrosion on epoxy coated steel using distributed fiber optic sensors

Luyang Xu; Shuomang Shi; Xingyu Wang; Fei Yan; Ying Huang

doi:10.1117/12.2665241

13 June 2023 Investigating combined effects between dynamic mechanical loads and corrosion on epoxy coated steel using distributed fiber optic sensors

Luyang Xu, Shuomang Shi, Xingyu Wang, Fei Yan, Ying Huang

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Proceedings Volume 12532, Optical Waveguide and Laser Sensors II; 125320A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2665241
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2023, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Each year, the global cost that is accounted to corrosion was estimated at $2.5 trillion. Corrosion not only imposes an economic burden, when corroded structures are under various loading conditions, it may also lead to structurally brittle failure, posing a potential threat to structural reliability and service safety. Although considerable studies investigated the combined effect of external loads and structural steel corrosion, many of the current findings on synergetic interaction between stress and corrosion are contrary. In this study, the combined effects of dynamic mechanical loads and corrosion on epoxy coated steel are investigated using the distributed fiber optic sensors based on optical frequency domain reflectometry. Experimental studies were performed using the serpentine-arranged distributed fiber optic strain sensors embedded inside the epoxy with three different scenarios including the impact loading-only, corrosion-only, and combined impact loading-corrosion tests. Test results demonstrated that the distributed fiber optic sensors can locate and detect the corrosion processing paths by measuring the induced strain changes. The combined impact loading-corrosion condition showed significantly accelerated corrosion progression caused by mechanical loads, indicating the significant interaction between dynamic mechanical loading and corrosion on epoxy coated steel.

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Luyang Xu, Shuomang Shi, Xingyu Wang, Fei Yan, and Ying Huang "Investigating combined effects between dynamic mechanical loads and corrosion on epoxy coated steel using distributed fiber optic sensors", Proc. SPIE 12532, Optical Waveguide and Laser Sensors II, 125320A (13 June 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2665241

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