%A A.T. Kurzych
%A L.R. Jaroszewicz
%A J.K. Kowalski
%A B. Sakowicz
%J Opto-Electronics Review
%T Investigation of rotational motion in a reinforced concrete
frame construction by a fiber optic gyroscope
%X This paper deals with an issue of a rotational motion impact on a construction and presents
civil engineering applications of a fiber optic rotational seismograph named Fiber-Optic
System for Rotational Events & Phenomena Monitoring. It has been designed for a
long- term building monitoring and structural rotations’ recording. It is based on the Sagnac
effect which enables to detect one-axis rotational motion in a direct way and without any
reference system. It enables to detect a rotation component in the wide range of a signal
amplitude from 10-8
rad/s to 10 rad/s, as well as a frequency from DC to 1000 Hz. Data
presented in this paper show the behavior of a reinforced concrete frame construction on
different floors. Several measurements were carried out by placing the applied sensor on
different floor levels of a building. The laboratory and in-situ measurements confirmed that
Fiber-Optic System for Rotational Events & Phenomena Monitoring is an accurate and
suitable device for applications in civil engineering.
%N 2
%P 69-73
%V 28
%D 2020
%I Association of Polish Electrical Engineering and Polish Academy of Sciences in cooperation with Military University of Technology
%L epos2302