摘要 |
A load carrying bundle of elongate elements (12, 13) combined with a fibre optic cable for integration with an elongated structure to perform global strain monitoring using fibre optic strain sensors is described. The load carrying bundle is made up by a number of individual elongated strength elements (13), which individual elongated strength elements are laid in a helix around the, in the bundle, centrally located fibre optic cable sensor (12). The elongated strength elements (13) are laid adjacent to each other enabling to perform both a protective enclosure of the fibre optic cable sensor (12) and to provide frictional bonding between the fibre optic cable sensor (12) and the elongated strength elements (13). |