Research Article

An Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by an Intelligent CFRP Plate with Built-In Optical Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

Table 3

Static sensing characteristics for the FBG-CFRP plates.

SpecimenSensitivity (pm/με)LinearityRepeatabilityHysteresisMeasuring range (με)ResolutionOverall accuracy

SC-11.2280.318%0.662%0.197%70410.01160%0.726%
SC-21.2271.290%0.716%0.380%84020.00970%1.7%
SC-31.2440.708%0.894%0.192%86030.00937%1.16%
SC-41.2120.897%0.242%0.208%88060.00992%1.183%
Average1.2280.803%0.629%0.244%82130.0101%1.1923%