Local buckling of fire-exposed aluminum members: New design model

Design models for local buckling of fire-exposed aluminum sections are currently lacking. Based on analyses with validated finite-element models, this paper investigates local buckling of extruded sections with stress-strain relationships representative for fire-exposed aluminum alloys. Due to the fact that these stress-strain relationships are...

High-speed structural monitoring using a Fiber Bragg Grating sensor system

We have developed a new interrogation/demultiplexing system for Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensor array. Our approach combines a high readout frequency for all the FBG sensor channels with absolute measurement. This combination is in particular of interest for the detection of dynamic loading, which is the main cause of hair cracks development in...