@MASTERSTHESIS{ 2021:898747122,
 	title = {On the use of embedded fiber optic sensors for measure strains in concrete.},
 	year = {2021},
 	url = "http://tede2.unicap.br:8080/handle/tede/1427",
 	abstract = "Concrete is one of the main materials used worldwide and the quest to improve
 the quality and durability of concrete structures is constant. Several factors can
 contribute to the decrease of the durability of the material, deformations caused
 by phenomena such as Shrinkage and internal swelling reactions occur for
 different causes and generally at different ages, but they can directly interfere in
 decreasing the useful life of the structures.There are several test methods used
 to describe the behavior of structures against retraction or affected by internal
 swelling reactions (ISR), but most of them require complex and destructive
 procedures for material analysis. Over time, new technologies have been the
 subject of study for monitoring structures over time, including fiber optic
 sensors, so fiber optic sensors have been increasingly applied to the study of
 concrete elements and engineering in general. There are several types and
 designs of sensors, but not all are suitable for use in concrete structures. This
 work aims to evaluate whether this technology is effective as an alternative for
 monitoring concrete. The analysis of deformations from Shrinkage and internal
 swelling reactions in concrete elements was done using a bare-type, smalldiameter 
 FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) sensor.",
 	publisher = {Universidade Católica de Pernambuco},
 	scholl = {Mestrado em Engenharia Civil},
 	note = {Departamento de Pós-Graduação}
}