Structural Health Monitoring of Different Geometry Structures With Optical Fiber Sensors

Paulo ANTUNES; Hugo RODRIGUES; Rui TRAVANCA; Licínio FERREIRA; Humberto VARUM; Paulo ANDRé

doi:10.1007/s13320-012-0094-z

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