Drought-induced desiccation cracking can trigger several weakening mechanisms in surface soils,potentially precipitating instability and failure of slopes and earthen structures.To investigate the potential applicatio...Drought-induced desiccation cracking can trigger several weakening mechanisms in surface soils,potentially precipitating instability and failure of slopes and earthen structures.To investigate the potential application of distributed fibre optical sensing(DFOS)based on optical frequency domain reflectometry(OFDR)technology in characterizing the twodimensional(2D)desiccation cracking processes of surface soils,a comprehensive test device is utilized to conduct soil evaporation tests,continuously record water content changes,desiccation cracking evolution,and FO sensing strain status.A deep learning-based quantitative analysis method is employed to meticulously examine the relationship between 2D cracking geometric parameters and strain status.The comprehensive analysis not only reveals the mutual feedback response mechanism between the strain status and the soil evaporation-shrinkage-cracking processes,but also clarifies the early detection distance of OFDR technology for 2D desiccation cracking.Specifically,OFDR technology can detect the propagation of horizontal desiccation cracks up to 23 mm in advance with a strain measurement accuracy of 1με.To address the spatial continuity issue in OFDR sensing strain data,an innovative high-resolution characterization framework is proposed by combining the finite element method(FEM)and OFDR technology,referred to as the FEM-OFDR framework.Comparative results indicate that the proposed FEM significantly surpasses both the kriging and radial basis function(RBF)methods in inferring missing OFDR sensing strain data.Notably,during the drying process,reaching a critical water content causes the local decoupling between the uncracked clods and the substrate,resulting in a decreasing trend in the sensing strain at the crack position.This study provides crucial technical means and theoretical support for a deeper understanding of the mechanisms driving 2D desiccation-induced shrinkage and cracking in surface soils.展开更多
Electronic speckle pattern interferometry（ESPI） and digital speckle pattern interferometry are wellestablished non-contact measurement methods. They have been widely used to carry out precise deformation mapping. Ho...Electronic speckle pattern interferometry（ESPI） and digital speckle pattern interferometry are wellestablished non-contact measurement methods. They have been widely used to carry out precise deformation mapping. However, the simultaneous two-dimensional（2D） or three-dimensional（3D） deformation measurements using ESPI with phase shifting usually involve complicated and slow equipment. In this Letter, we solve these issues by proposing a modified ESPI system based on double phase modulations with only one laser and one camera. In-plane normal and shear strains are obtained with good quality. This system can also be developed to measure 3D deformation, and it has the potential to carry out faster measurements with a highspeed camera.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41925012,42230710,42172290)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20211087)+2 种基金the Key Laboratory Cooperation Special Project of Western Cross Team of Western Light,CAS(Grant No.xbzg-zdsys-202107)the China Scholarship Council(Grant No.202206190069)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities。
文摘Drought-induced desiccation cracking can trigger several weakening mechanisms in surface soils,potentially precipitating instability and failure of slopes and earthen structures.To investigate the potential application of distributed fibre optical sensing(DFOS)based on optical frequency domain reflectometry(OFDR)technology in characterizing the twodimensional(2D)desiccation cracking processes of surface soils,a comprehensive test device is utilized to conduct soil evaporation tests,continuously record water content changes,desiccation cracking evolution,and FO sensing strain status.A deep learning-based quantitative analysis method is employed to meticulously examine the relationship between 2D cracking geometric parameters and strain status.The comprehensive analysis not only reveals the mutual feedback response mechanism between the strain status and the soil evaporation-shrinkage-cracking processes,but also clarifies the early detection distance of OFDR technology for 2D desiccation cracking.Specifically,OFDR technology can detect the propagation of horizontal desiccation cracks up to 23 mm in advance with a strain measurement accuracy of 1με.To address the spatial continuity issue in OFDR sensing strain data,an innovative high-resolution characterization framework is proposed by combining the finite element method(FEM)and OFDR technology,referred to as the FEM-OFDR framework.Comparative results indicate that the proposed FEM significantly surpasses both the kriging and radial basis function(RBF)methods in inferring missing OFDR sensing strain data.Notably,during the drying process,reaching a critical water content causes the local decoupling between the uncracked clods and the substrate,resulting in a decreasing trend in the sensing strain at the crack position.This study provides crucial technical means and theoretical support for a deeper understanding of the mechanisms driving 2D desiccation-induced shrinkage and cracking in surface soils.
基金financially supported by the ANR Micromorfing Program(ANR-14-CE07-0035)China Scholarship Council(CSC)the Labex Action
文摘Electronic speckle pattern interferometry（ESPI） and digital speckle pattern interferometry are wellestablished non-contact measurement methods. They have been widely used to carry out precise deformation mapping. However, the simultaneous two-dimensional（2D） or three-dimensional（3D） deformation measurements using ESPI with phase shifting usually involve complicated and slow equipment. In this Letter, we solve these issues by proposing a modified ESPI system based on double phase modulations with only one laser and one camera. In-plane normal and shear strains are obtained with good quality. This system can also be developed to measure 3D deformation, and it has the potential to carry out faster measurements with a highspeed camera.
