구조물 이상 탐지를 위해 외력에 의한 광섬유의 모드변환을 이용한 새로운 광섬유 센서를 고안하고 제작하였다. 이러한 광섬유 센서는 민감도가 매우 좋으며, 크기가 작고, 전자파에 매우 둔감한 장점들이 있다. 이 센서는 적외선영역에서의 단일모드 광섬유와 635nm의 레이저 다이오드로 구성하였기 때문에 광섬유의 끝단에서의 횡모드는 가우시안 분포가 아닌 다른 형태의 횡모드 형태가 생긴다. 이 광섬유 중간을 구조물에 부착한 후, 구조물에 외력을 인가하면 광섬유 횡모드의 분포 변화가 생기고, 이를 감지함으로써 구조물 이상 유무를 판독할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 광섬유 센서를 부착한 알루미늄 보를 변형시킴으로써 광섬유 센서의 횡모드 변화를 조사하였다. 이 실험결과 구조물의 이상상태를 감지할 적당한 신호를 얻을 수 있었으며, 구조물의 이상유무를 측정할 수 있는 광섬유 센서로의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

A monitoring technique of ground anchor force is now studying by measuring the strains distributed on a bearing plate. These distributed strains are measured by a fiber optic OFDR (Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometer) sensor. A sensing optical fiber was attached on the bearing plate at the two radial locations and tested by a universal test machine. The anchor forces can be calculated from the differences of these two trains.

This paper presents the measurement of earth anchor tension using fiber optic OFDR sensor. Fiber optic OFDR sensor was configurated with tunable laser source, APD with polarization beam splitter and high speed DAQ system. Strains of pressure plate and anchor head were measured and compared using strain gage and fiber optic OFDR sensor. Fiber optic OFDR sensor signal showed linear increase in both tension and compression direction as tensional force increase. This results shows the capability of fiber optic OFDR sensor for monitoring earth anchor tension.

Distributed optical fiber sensors have been developed to detect the occurrence of structural anomalies such as excessive stresses, cracks, and leaks at arbitrary locations in the facility. In this paper, we demonstrate fiber optic OFDR (Optical Frequency Domian Reflectometry) sensor to measure strain and temperature through the sensing optical fiber. A PVC pipe was prepared to show the strain measurement performance with a sensing optical fiber attached on the pipe. Also, a temperature test was performed with a sensing optical fiber located in a temperature chamber. In the results, this sensor can operate to resolve 14.2 micro strain and 1.62 degree temperature at the condition of 5 cm spatial resolution.

The present study aims to propose a corrosion detection method using a optical fiber sensor coated with a thin iron film. To evaluate the detection accuracy using the proposed method, 2 typed iron film with thicknesses of 100, 200 nm were used to monitor the reflectivity from corroded iron film via light source injection and the measurement was conducted in air, salt water, mortar packed conditions. As a result, it was found that the thickness of iron film is more sensitive to change in the reflectivity than the variation of exposure conditions

We have studied the optimum location of the sensor to evaluate the condition of the structure by performing the structural analysis on the landing pier. It is judged that it is appropriate to place the strain sensor of the landing pier at the upper part, the middle part and the upper part of the pile at 30% below the pile.

This study is a part of the research on the development of safety monitoring system and monitoring program of 3MW offshore wind support structure using fiber optic sensor. In this paper, we propose a maintenance system for offshore wind support structure using fiber optic sensor based on the analysis of current monitoring status and related standards of domestic and overseas offshore wind support jacket structures.

In this study, the effect of electromagnetic wave from an electronic device on electric sensor system and optic sensor were analyzed to verify the reduction effect of a optic sensor and applicability to marin structure. Test revealed that optic sensor system was not occurred the noise by electromagnetic waves also had the low range of fluctuation.

We have studied the optimum location of the sensor to evaluate the condition of the structure by performing the structural analysis on the landing pier. It is judged that it is appropriate to place the strain sensor of the landing pier at the upper part, the middle part and the upper part of the pile at 30% below the pile.

This study is a part of the research on the development of safety monitoring system and monitoring program of 3MW offshore wind support structure using fiber optic sensor. In this paper, we propose a maintenance system for offshore wind support structure using fiber optic sensor based on the analysis of current monitoring status and related standards of domestic and overseas offshore wind support jacket structures.

In this study, the effect of electromagnetic wave from an electronic device on electric sensor system and optic sensor were analyzed to verify the reduction effect of a optic sensor and applicability to marin structure. Test revealed that optic sensor system was not occurred the noise by electromagnetic waves also had the low range of fluctuation.

Recently, the pipeline system for waste transportation has been increasingly constructed as new solution for the waste collection and disposal system by constantly increasing domestic waste which issued as social problem. The pipeline system is constructed through long distance, so proper long-term monitoring system is necessary which available to detect the damage location for the effective maintenance. In this paper, the experimental study is carried out to evaluate the applicability of optical strain gauge sensor based on FBG for the long-term monitoring system. Three test parameters such as pressure leaking, blockage and deformation are considered as typical damages for real-scale pipeline test specimen. In order to measure flexural and volumetric strain and temperature, three FBG sensors are installed at each monitoring sections. From the test results, this study suggested effective methods of sensor installation and arrangement. Also the sensor spacing for the design of monitoring system using FBG sensor is derived by the correlation of distances from deformation between sensor responses.

기포가 포함된 다상흐름의 측정은 중요함에도 불구하고 많은 제약이 있었다. 특히, 공극률이 높은 다상 흐름은 밀도차의 급격한 변화와 두꺼운 공기-물 경계면으로 인해 측정이 매우 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 공극률에 상관없이 기포흐름을 측정할 수 있는 기포영상유속측정법과 다발 광섬유유동측정계를 소개하고자 한다. 기포영상측정기법의 경우, 화상측정시 발생하는 원근에 의한 오차를 최소화하고 추정할 수 있는 피사계 심도에 대한 계산방법을 제시하여 정도 분석을 위한 방안을 제시하였다. 다발 광섬유유동측정계는 얇은 광섬유의 특성을 이용해 다발로 제작하여 측정률을 증가시키고자 하였다. 제시된 두 기법을 기포플룸에 적용하여 신뢰도를 검토하였으며 잘 일치하는 것을 확인하였다. 소개된 기법으로 대표적인 하천 다상흐름인 도수흐름을 측정하여 그 적용성을 검토하였다.

Ground anchor method is one of the most popular reinforcing technology for slope in Korea. For the health monitoring of slope which is reinforced by permanent anchor for a long period, monitoring of the tension force of ground anchor is very important. Optical FBG sensors embedded tendon was developed to measure the strain of 7-wire strand by embedding FBG sensor into the center king cable of 7-wire strand. This FBG sensors embedded tendon has been successfully applied to measure the reinforcing force of ground anchor during four seasons through temperature compensation of the FBG sensors embedded tendon.

Rolling fatigue test was performed to study the behavioral characteristics of prestressed rib-type UHPC deck built-in optical sensors for cable-stayed bridges. As the result, it was verified that this deck has sufficient structural fatigue performance and serviceability as a bridge deck.

Rolling fatigue test was performed to study the behavioral characteristics of prestressed rib-type UHPC deck built-in optical fiber sensors for cable-stayed bridges. As the result, it was verified that this deck has sufficient structural integrity using optical fiber sensors

The FBG sensor responses simultaneously to changes in thermal strain as well as elastic strain. Thus the total strain measured from a single FBG sensor shall be corrected to obtain the elastic strain by removing the temperature effect. This paper addresses how the temperature effect can be removed when the FBG sensor is encapsulated in a 7-wire steel strand. For this purpose, fundamental properties of the FBG sensor are identified through tests using a controlled temperature chamber. Then field measurements on a UHPC pi girder with the size of 11.0 m long, 5.0 m wide, and 0.6 m high have been conducted for about one year, and the prestressing force is estimated using the raw data from the FBG sensor and by applying temperature correction technique proposed in this study. Estimated results indicate that the proposed correction technique is executable for extracting the elastic strain from monitoring data using the FBG sensor in civil infrastructures.

Since 2007, Korea Institute of Construction Technology (KICT) have developed UHPC (Ultra High Performance Concrete). In recent years, the bridge with the UHPC ribbed deck developed by KICT was demonstrated in site and measured by optic sensors.