TY - JOUR IS - 9 N2 - The paper explores the possibility of using high-resolution fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensing technology for on-specimen strain measurement in the laboratory. The approach provides a means to assess the surface deformation of the specimen, both the axial and radial, through a chain of FBG sensor (C-FBG), in a basic setup of a uniaxial compression test. The method is cost-effective, straightforward and can be commercialized. Two C-FBG; one was applied directly to the sample (FBGBare ), and the other was packaged (FBGPack) for ease of application. The approach measures the local strain with high-resolution and accuracy levels that match up to the existing local strain measuring sensors. The approach enables the evaluation of small-strain properties of the specimen intelligently. The finite element model analysis deployed has proven the adaptability of the technique for measuring material deformation. The adhesive thickness and packaging technique have been shown to influence the sensitivity of the FBG sensors. Owing to the relative ease and low-cost of instrumentation, the suggested method has a great potential to be routinely applied for elemental testing in the laboratory. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. N1 - cited By 5 KW - Adhesives; Compression testing; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Deformation; Electric sensing devices; Fiber optic sensors; Strain measurement; Surface testing KW - Adhesive thickness; Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors; Finite element model analysis; Material deformation; Packaging techniques; Sensing technology; Surface deformation; Uni-axial compression tests KW - Fiber Bragg gratings TI - Surface-mounted bare and packaged fiber bragg grating sensors for measuring rock strain in uniaxial testing ID - scholars14977 AV - none UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104508785&doi=10.3390%2fs21092926&partnerID=40&md5=889bfede60b090c4a844110ec0baa55f A1 - Isah, B.W. A1 - Mohamad, H. JF - Sensors VL - 21 Y1 - 2021/// SN - 14248220 PB - MDPI AG ER -