I am a research scientist (CR) at Université Gustave Eiffel.
Research interests / field of activity
The main research work concerns fiber optic sensors (from modelling to application) for the monitoring of civil engineering structures.
Short bio
I obtained a PhD degree at the University of Nantes in 2004. I studied the characterization (spectral and intrinsic features) of Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors by a Low Coherence Interference technique. At the Université Gustave Eiffel (former Ifsttar), I am working on the applications of fiber optic sensing techniques to monitor civil engineering structures. In the I4S team, I am also involved in testing algorithms based on vibration mechanics for the structural health monitoring of wind turbines.
PhD student supervision
- Mira Kabbara (since 2022). Modeling and characterization of optical cables used for distributed strain measurements.
Supervisors: Xavier Chapeleau, Qinghua Zhang (Inria, I4S), Frédéric Bourquin (UGE) - Arij Fawaz (since 2022). Durability of adhesively bonded joints in marine environment under mode II (shear).
Supervisors: Sylvain Chataigner (UGE), Xavier Chapeleau, Emilie Leprêtre (UGE) - Quentin Sourisseau (2018-2022). Development of a robust methodology for the design assessment of bonded reinforcements on steel structures. In partnership with Bureau Veritas.
Supervisors: Dr. Xavier Chapeleau, Dr. Emilie Lepretre (Université Gustave Eiffel), Luc Mouton (Bureau Veritas) | Director: Dr. Sylvain Chataigner (Université Gustave Eiffel) - Antoine Bassil (2016-2019). Distributed fiber optics sensing for crack monitoring of concrete structures.
Supervisor: Dr. Xavier Chapeleau | Codirector: Dr. Odile Abraham (Université Gustave Eiffel) | Director: Dr. Dominique Leduc (University of Nantes)
Recent projects
- Infrastar (2016 – 2019) : In the work package Monitoring and auscultation, I was the supervisor of Antoine Bassil (ESR2) that worked on the measurement of crack width in concrete structures by a distributed fiber optics sensing technique.
Contact
UGE – Campus de Nantes
Allée des Ponts et Chaussées
44340 Bouguenais
e-mail: xavier.chapeleau(at)univ-eiffel.fr