Research Article

Measurement of Prestressing Force in Pretensioned UHPC Deck Using a Fiber Optic FBG Sensor Embedded in a 7-Wire Strand

Table 1

Material properties of UHPC.

Material propertiesValue

Compressive strength180 MPa
Modulus of elasticity45,000 MPa
Thermal expansion coefficient ()
Poisson’s ratio0.20
Unit weight25.5 kN/m3