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SUMMARY:Connecting the dots: the power of using distributed sensors to mon
 itor structural behaviour  - Andre Brault\, Research Associate\, CUED.
DTSTART:20181109T150000Z
DTEND:20181109T160000Z
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CONTACT:Karen Mitchell
DESCRIPTION: Andre Brault recently joined the University of Cambridge as a
  Research Associate in the Concrete & Composite Structures Group (CCSG) un
 der the supervision of Professor Janet Lees. Prior to arriving in the UK\,
  Andre completed his PhD at Queen’s University in Kingston\, Canada\, wh
 ere his research focused on using distributed fibre optic sensors to monit
 or reinforced concrete structures. His PhD supervisor was Dr. Neil Hoult\,
  a familiar name to many in the Structures Group (he did his PhD with Prof
 essor Janet Lees and a Postdoc with Professor Campbell Middleton). \n\nIn 
 this talk\, Andre will summarize his PhD research. Specifically\, he’ll 
 discuss the development of sensing techniques for measuring distributed re
 inforcement strain profiles\, distributed bending deflections\, and crack 
 widths. The techniques developed are able to capture structural behaviour 
 in more detail than possible before\, which will be demonstrated by invest
 igating the results of lab experiments and results from a load test perfor
 med on a reinforced concrete building in Ottawa\, Canada. Comprehensive da
 ta sets of this nature have the potential to provide critical information 
 for optimising structural elements and improving assessment moving forward
 . Finally\, as Andre has just arrived in Cambridge\, he will also use his 
 presentation as an opportunity to introduce himself to the Structures Grou
 p. \n
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LT6
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