Title
Monitoring of stresses and deformations in soils by fiber optic sensors
Date Issued
01 January 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
Abstract
This paper shows the application of LPG optical fiber sensors to the determination of the transmitted stress and deformation of a sample of confined soil subjected to surface loads. The transmitted stress was measured by a mechanical LPG pressure sensor and the curvature of the ground by permanent LPG sensors buried at depths of 0.1m; 0.2m; 0.4m and 0.6m. Clay-sandy soil characteristic of UNICAMP was deposited in a cylinder of 0.8m in length and 0.30m in diameter. The soil was lightly compacted in 0.2m layers and an LPG sensor was installed on each layer. Surface loads of up to 227 KPa were applied to the surface of the soil, measuring axial soil deformations of less than 3mm by our sensors with sensitivities of the order of 0.22 mm/dB. The values of the modulus of elasticity for this type of soil were determined from the fitting of the Boussinesq equations with the values measured by the buried LPG sensors. A Young's modulus of 5.40 MPa and a Poisson's coefficient ν = 0.52 were determined for this type of soil.
Volume
2018-July
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Óptica
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85057498638
Resource of which it is part
Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
ISBN of the container
9780999344316
Conference
16th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology Lima 18 July 2018through 20 July 2018
Sponsor(s)
We thank at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the National University of Engineering and the staff of the research group of the Special Optical Fibers Laboratory of the University of Campinas / Brazil for the academic and technical financial support provided to develop this research.
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