Fabry-Perot sensors for the monitoring of FRP reinforced bridge decks

Brahim Benmokrane; Marco Quirion; Ehab El-Salakawy; Ahmed S. Debaiky; Tom Lackey

doi:10.1117/12.548600

20 July 2004 Fabry-Perot sensors for the monitoring of FRP reinforced bridge decks

Brahim Benmokrane, Marco Quirion, Ehab El-Salakawy, Ahmed S. Debaiky, Tom Lackey

Proceedings Volume 5393, Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Aerospace Materials and Composites III; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548600
Event: NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, 2004, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The extensive use of deicing salts in Canada during winter times is identified as the main reason behind the deterioration of highway bridges and parking garages. To fight this infrastructure crisis, Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP) has become a very attractive alternative to traditional reinforcing steel due to their non-corrosive nature and light weight. The replacement of steel with Glass FRP bars in bridge deck slabs has been extensively researched in the last few years. This paper presents the first efforts to implement these bars in two highway bridges in Quebec, Canada, and Vermont, USA. These projects are aimed to prove the feasibility of using GFRP bars in bridge construction. GFRP bars were used as reinforcement for parts of the deck slabs in the two bridges while traditional steel was used in the remaining parts. Fibre Optic Sensors (FOS) were used to measure strains in the concrete, reinforcing bars and steel girders. The sensors were surface mounted on the bars or steel girders using standard glue, or embedded in concrete. Static and dynamic testing of the bridges was done using loaded trucks placed for maximum stresses. The design, construction, testing, and results obtained from the bridges are briefly outlined in this paper. The results indicated the accuracy of the sensors and their feasibility for bridge construction and remote monitoring.

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Brahim Benmokrane, Marco Quirion, Ehab El-Salakawy, Ahmed S. Debaiky, and Tom Lackey "Fabry-Perot sensors for the monitoring of FRP reinforced bridge decks", Proc. SPIE 5393, Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Aerospace Materials and Composites III, (20 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.548600

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