• Management and safety of existing concrete structures via optical fiber distributed sensing 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Villalba Herrero, Sergi; Villalba Herrero, Vicenç (CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2014)
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      The use of Optical Backscatter Reflectometer (OBR) as a distributed fiber optic system to measure strain and detect cracking in concrete structures is investigated. A laboratory experience in a concrete slab is first ...
    • Performance assessment of embedded distributed optical fiber sensors in reinforced concrete structures 

      Barrias, Antonio Jose de Sousa; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Villalba Herrero, Sergi (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE), 2017)
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      In this paper, an experiment where distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS) were implemented in two small concrete beams subjected to a three-point load test is outlined. Here, an optical backscatter reflectometry based ...
    • Spar concrete monolithic design for offshore wind turbines 

      Campos Hortigüela, Alexis; Molins i Borrell, Climent; Gironella Cobos, Xavier; Trubat Casal, Pau (2016-06)
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      Significant research efforts are now being directed at floating offshore wind turbines. The main challenge posed by floating wind turbines is the high construction and installation costs of the substructure, which make it ...
    • Structural system identification of cable-stayed bridges with observability techniques 

      Lozano Galant, José Antonio; Nogal Macho, María; Payá Zaforteza, Ignacio Javier; Turmo Coderque, José (2014)
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      Cable-stayed bridges are highly statically redundant, light and flexible structures. This complexity highlights the role of the structural system identification (SSI) method in the calibration of the actual properties of ...