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Measuring Three-Dimensional Temperature Distributions in Steel-Concrete Composite Slabs Subjected to Fire Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors

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Author(s)

Yi Bao, Matthew Hoehler, Christopher M. Smith, Matthew Bundy, Genda Chen

Abstract

Detailed information about temperature distribution can be important to understand structural behavior in fire. This study develops a method to image three-dimensional temperature distributions in steel- concrete composite slabs using distributed fiber optic sensors. The feasibility of the method is explored using six 1.2 by 0.9 m steel-concrete composite slabs instrumented with distributed sensors and thermocouples subjected to fire for over 3 h. Dense point clouds of temperature in the slabs were measured using the distributed sensors. The results show that the distributed sensors operated at material temperatures up to 960 C with acceptable accuracy for many structural fire applications. The measured non-uniform temperature distributions indicate a spatially distributed thermal response in steel-concrete composite slabs, which can only be adequately captured using approaches that provide a high density of through-depth data points.
Citation
Sensors
Volume
20
Issue
19

Keywords

composite structure, distributed fiber optic sensors, fiber optic sensors, fire, high temperature, temperature distribution

Citation

Bao, Y. , Hoehler, M. , Smith, C. , Bundy, M. and Chen, G. (2020), Measuring Three-Dimensional Temperature Distributions in Steel–Concrete Composite Slabs Subjected to Fire Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors, Sensors, [online], https://doi.org/10.3390/s20195518, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925912 (Accessed December 3, 2024)

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Created September 25, 2020, Updated October 12, 2021