Monitoring shear deformation of sliding zone via fiber Bragg grating and particle image velocimetry

Autor: Deyang Wang, Honghu Zhu, Guyu Zhou, Wenzhao Yu, Baojun Wang, Wanhuan Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 231-241 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1674-7755
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2023.03.007
Popis: Monitoring shear deformation of sliding zones is of great significance for understanding the landslide evolution mechanism, in which fiber optic strain sensing has shown great potential. However, the correlation between strain measurements of quasi-distributed fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensing arrays and shear displacements of surrounding soil remains elusive. In this study, a direct shear model test was conducted to simulate the shear deformation of sliding zones, in which the soil internal deformation was captured using FBG strain sensors and the soil surface deformation was measured by particle image velocimetry (PIV). The test results show that there were two main slip surfaces and two secondary ones, developing a spindle-shaped shear band in the soil. The formation of the shear band was successfully captured by FBG sensors. A sinusoidal model was proposed to describe the fiber optic cable deformation behavior. On this basis, the shear displacements and shear band widths were calculated by using strain measurements. This work provides important insight into the deduction of soil shear deformation using soil-embedded FBG strain sensors.
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