Fiber optic sensor network for monitoring new building cladding systems

This paper shows the utilization of a fiberoptic sensor system for monitoring the enclosure of a communication tower. Such enclosure is composed by double glass panels filled with an alveolar type structure. The system monitors remotely 31 FBG based sensors. The results related to the measurements recorded into the glass alveolar panel has been used for assessing the structural reliability of the panel, under thermal and mechanical working conditions.