A monitoring cable includes an outer jacket having a generally rectangular cross-sectional profile. The monitoring cable further includes a strain monitoring unit disposed within the outer jacket, the strain monitoring unit including a plurality of optical fibers embedded in a potting layer. The monitoring cable further comprises a protective unit disposed within the outer jacket and spaced from the strain monitoring unit, the protective unit including an optical fiber disposed within a metal outer jacket. A method for monitoring a rail track includes attaching a monitoring cable to the rail track. The method further includes monitoring strain of the rail track by measuring movement of the optical fibers of the strain monitoring unit.


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    Title :

    MONITORING CABLES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING RAIL TRACKS


    Contributors:
    STRATTON CRAIG (author) / LINTON STEPHEN (author) / DELL DUSTIN (author) / DUTOIT DANA (author)

    Publication date :

    2020-09-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01B MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS , Messen der Länge, der Dicke oder ähnlicher linearer Abmessungen / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC / G01L Messen von Kraft, mechanischer Spannung, Drehmoment, Arbeit, mechanischer Leistung, mechanischem Wirkungsgrad oder des Drucks von Fluiden , MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE



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