Smart Structure Health Monitoring

Opsens Solutions fiber optic strain and deformation sensors are potentially a cost-effective approach to meet long term operational requirements, and to reduce maintenance costs.

The inherent benefits of fiber optic point sensing technology are its highly sensitivity, stability and accuracy.  In addition, they are not affected by external environment, large temperature variation and transversal strain.   Fiber optic sensor enables in-situ detection of structural strain, enable timely preventive action to reduce structure life cycle cost, improve safety and reliability, and extend operational life cycle.  Immune to adverse interference such as electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) and lightning, fiber optic sensor is able to efficiently and accurately detect parametric changes at different locations of structure, effectively monitoring the structural health and integrity of infrastructures.

ROAD STRUCTURE AND PAVEMENT FIBER OPTIC MONITORING SOLUTIONS

Dedicated fiber optic deformation, load, strain, and displacement sensors for pavement monitoring.

In the context of aging transportation infrastructures, the need for a better understanding of pavement behaviour at middle age (before and during distress manifestation) requires good quality data on the mechanical response of existing pavement. Strain gauges installed during pavement construction typically have a short service life and cannot be used reliably to monitor pavement response after a few months. Opsens Solutions innovative Strain In Motion solution is installed with a 100% success rate in existing pavement without disrupting stress fields in the bound layers.

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POLYVALENT STRAIN SENSING SOLUTIONS

Reliable, robust and easy to package, Opsens Solutions fiber optic strain sensor can be adapted to be easily integrated in various field instrumentation from load cell to extensometer.

Whether it is to be embedded in concrete, fixed on rock, or welded in place on steel surface, Opsens Solutions fiber optic strain and deformation sensors can provide the reliability and accurateness required to monitor critical infrastructure with great efficiency.

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SPOT WELDED STRAIN SENSORS AND EXTENSOMETERS

Robust and innovative fiber optic sensors to optimize surveillance of critical steel infrastructure

Perfectly tailored for easy and fast installation, the weldable fiber optic strain sensor and extensometer are used in many civil engineering and geotechnical related monitoring applications.

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FIBER OPTIC EXTENSOMETER FOR CONCRETE STRUCTURE

Bringing the benefits of fiber optic sensor to monitoring applications of concrete constructions

Highly adaptable, these fiber optic extensometers can be installed on existing concrete infrastructure to monitor evolution of smaller cracks or for surveillance of grouped fissures. The standard extensometer can be also adapted to be embedded in fresh concrete.   

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