Arkadiusz Grzywa

Dr. Arkadiusz Grzywa


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 September 2025 in Applied Sciences
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Mateusz KopecMateusz Kopec
Mateusz Kopec
IBIzabela Barwinska
Izabela Barwinska
AGArkadiusz Grzywa
Arkadiusz Grzywa
AGAleksandra Gontarczyk
Aleksandra Gontarczyk
ZKZbigniew L. Kowalewski
Zbigniew L. Kowalewski
Operation time and variability in structural, thermal, and environmental loads are important factors affecting the operational safety of power plant structures. Although conventional testing techniques are usually used to assess the level of damage introduced to a structure due to prolonged service, most of them are destructive and time- and cost-intensive. Therefore, in this paper, a novel approach consisting of Rayleigh optic strain sensors for deformation monitoring under creep conditions is proposed. The suitability of this methodology was assessed during quasi-static loading tests at room temperature, as well as during a long-term creep test at 540 °C under constant stress of 130 MPa, which was performed on a specimen made of 13HMF power engineering steel. The sensor attached to the specimen’s surface was used to monitor strain evolution during 678 days of high-temperature exposure under creep conditions. It was confirmed that the methodology proposed could be successfully used to monitor strain changes under quasi-static and creep conditions, as an excellent agreement between the fiber optic strain sensors and conventional strain recorders was achieved.