Development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring

This paper presents the structure, design principle, features and calibration of a developed relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring. Relative displacement is measured from four strain gauges stuck on a square component connecting two pads, which are used to fix the sensor on t...

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Main Authors: Li, Jun, Hao, Hong, Fan, K.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Hokkaido University collection of Scholarly Academic Papers, HUSCAP 2013
Online Access:http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/54205/1/easec13-A-2-3.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32151
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description This paper presents the structure, design principle, features and calibration of a developed relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring. Relative displacement is measured from four strain gauges stuck on a square component connecting two pads, which are used to fix the sensor on the testing structure. The output voltage due to the shear distortion is calculated based on the principle of Wheatstone bridge circuit. The design of the sensor ensures that there are no voltage outputs for the tension, compression, bending and torsion effects. The developed relative displacement sensor is used to monitor the conditions of shear connectors in a composite bridge. The sensitive radius of the sensor to detect the deterioration of shear connectors is investigated. The developed sensor is easy to be installed on structures to detect conditions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-321512017-10-18T04:29:24Z Development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring Li, Jun Hao, Hong Fan, K. This paper presents the structure, design principle, features and calibration of a developed relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring. Relative displacement is measured from four strain gauges stuck on a square component connecting two pads, which are used to fix the sensor on the testing structure. The output voltage due to the shear distortion is calculated based on the principle of Wheatstone bridge circuit. The design of the sensor ensures that there are no voltage outputs for the tension, compression, bending and torsion effects. The developed relative displacement sensor is used to monitor the conditions of shear connectors in a composite bridge. The sensitive radius of the sensor to detect the deterioration of shear connectors is investigated. The developed sensor is easy to be installed on structures to detect conditions. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32151 http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/54205/1/easec13-A-2-3.pdf Hokkaido University collection of Scholarly Academic Papers, HUSCAP fulltext
spellingShingle Li, Jun
Hao, Hong
Fan, K.
Development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring
title Development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring
title_full Development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring
title_fullStr Development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring
title_full_unstemmed Development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring
title_short Development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring
title_sort development of a relative displacement sensor for structural health monitoring
url http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/54205/1/easec13-A-2-3.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32151