Strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber Bragg grating sensor

© 2017 by the authors.Clamped fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors have been widely applied in engineering strain measurements due to their advantages of high flexibility and efficiency. However, due to the existence of the interlayer, the strain measured by the encapsulated FBG sensor is not equal to...

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Main Authors: Sun, L., Li, C., Li, Jun, Zhang, C., Ding, X.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51874
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Li, C.
Li, Jun
Zhang, C.
Ding, X.
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Li, C.
Li, Jun
Zhang, C.
Ding, X.
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description © 2017 by the authors.Clamped fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors have been widely applied in engineering strain measurements due to their advantages of high flexibility and efficiency. However, due to the existence of the interlayer, the strain measured by the encapsulated FBG sensor is not equal to the strain of the host material, which causes strain measurement errors. In this paper, the strain transfer analysis of a clamped FBG sensor based on the shear-lag theory is conducted to improve the accuracy of strain measurements. A novel theoretical model for the axial strain distribution of a clamped FBG sensor is proposed. It is also discussed how the gauge ratio and interlayer thickness affect the strain transfer rate. The accuracy of the proposed theoretical model is verified by experimental tensile tests. The theoretical value of the strain transfer rate matches well with the tested value.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-518742017-09-13T15:37:22Z Strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber Bragg grating sensor Sun, L. Li, C. Li, Jun Zhang, C. Ding, X. © 2017 by the authors.Clamped fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors have been widely applied in engineering strain measurements due to their advantages of high flexibility and efficiency. However, due to the existence of the interlayer, the strain measured by the encapsulated FBG sensor is not equal to the strain of the host material, which causes strain measurement errors. In this paper, the strain transfer analysis of a clamped FBG sensor based on the shear-lag theory is conducted to improve the accuracy of strain measurements. A novel theoretical model for the axial strain distribution of a clamped FBG sensor is proposed. It is also discussed how the gauge ratio and interlayer thickness affect the strain transfer rate. The accuracy of the proposed theoretical model is verified by experimental tensile tests. The theoretical value of the strain transfer rate matches well with the tested value. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51874 10.3390/app7020188 unknown
spellingShingle Sun, L.
Li, C.
Li, Jun
Zhang, C.
Ding, X.
Strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber Bragg grating sensor
title Strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber Bragg grating sensor
title_full Strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber Bragg grating sensor
title_fullStr Strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber Bragg grating sensor
title_full_unstemmed Strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber Bragg grating sensor
title_short Strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber Bragg grating sensor
title_sort strain transfer analysis of a clamped fiber bragg grating sensor
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51874