MuST FBG SMARTGeoTex Fabric
Besides reinforcing capability in the field of geotechnical engineering, geotextile structures can be also equipped with fiber optic sensors for monitoring purposes. Thus, the MuST SMARTGeoTex Fabric becomes an innovative solution that combines the benefits of using geosynthetic materials with the sensing capabilities of fiber optic for geotechnical applications and structural health monitoring.
Geotextile structures, besides reinforcing capability in the field of geotechnical engineering, can also be equipped with fiber optic sensors for monitoring purposes. Thus, the MuST SMARTGeoTex Fabric becomes an innovative solution that combines the benefits of using geosynthetic materials with the sensing capabilities of fiber optic for geotechnical applications and structural health monitoring.
The MuST SMARTGeoTex Fabric uses Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) technology combined with the TenCate geosynthetics material to measure in soil structures. Eleven FBG sensors are strategically inserted onto two optical fibers embedded onto a 1 m wide by 10 m long geotextile.
The geosynthetic provides filtering capability in order to prevent scouring phenomena around the sensor and increase the surface of contact, hence improving the mechanical coupling with the surrounding soil.
The MuST SMARTGeoTex Fabric sensor is especially suitable for ground settlement and displacement detection in geotechnical structures such as walls, embankments, slopes, levees, roads/rails, landfills or pipelines.
The MuST SMARTGeoTex Fabric sensor is fully compatible with the MuST system and can be combined with other MuST sensors, such as temperature, deformation, tilt and acceleration (vibration) sensors.
- Sensor integration in geotextiles for in-field geotechnical application
- Good mechanical coupling with the surrounding soil thanks to filtering capabilities of the geotextile
- MuST compatible
- Mechanically reinforced
- Chemically resistant
- Easy and rapid installation
- Light weight and small dimensions