Monitoring the New Circular Pedestrian Steel Bridge over the São Roque and Botirões Channels with Weldable Fiber-Bragg Grating Sensors
Journal article published in 2006 by
Cristina Barbosa,
Nuno Costa,
Luis A. Ferreira,
Francisco M. Araujo,
Humberto Varum 
,
Anibal Costa
,
Anibal Costa
Abstract
To monitor a new circular pedestrian bridge, new strain and temperature sensors based on fiber Bragg gratings were developed to be directly welded to the steel structure, as well as proper protection and installation procedures.