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This paper analyzes (i) the impact of the different constituent layers on the behavior of a strain sensing cable whose constitutive materials are metal and polyamide, (ii) the radiation influence on the optical fiber strain sensing cable response (500 kGy of    \u03b3   -rays), and (iii) the behavior of the cable under high axial strain (up to 1%, 10,000     \u03bc \u03b5    ). Radiation impact on strain sensitivity is negligible for practical application, i.e., the coefficient changes by 4% at the max. The influence of the composition of the cable is also assessed: the sensitivity differences remain under 15%, a standard variation range when different cable compositions and structures are considered. The elasto-plastic behavior is at the end evaluated, highlighting the residual strain (about 1600     \u03bc \u03b5     after imposing 10,000     \u03bc \u03b5    ) of the cable (especially for metallic parts).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s20030696","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,27]],"date-time":"2020-01-27T11:41:57Z","timestamp":1580125317000},"page":"696","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Mechanical Properties of Optical Fiber Strain Sensing Cables under \u03b3-Ray Irradiation and Large Strain Influence"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2878-8058","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arianna","family":"Piccolo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Andra), 92298 Chatenay-Malabry, France"},{"name":"Laboratoire GeM UMR 6183, Universit\u00e9 de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France"}]},{"given":"Sylvie","family":"Delepine-Lesoille","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Andra), 92298 Chatenay-Malabry, France"}]},{"given":"Etienne","family":"Friedrich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Solifos AG, Fiber Optic Systems Klosterzelgstrasse 41, CH-5210 Windisch, Switzerland"}]},{"given":"Shasime","family":"Aziri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Solifos AG, Fiber Optic Systems Klosterzelgstrasse 41, CH-5210 Windisch, Switzerland"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9441-310X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yann","family":"Lecieux","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratoire GeM UMR 6183, Universit\u00e9 de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France"}]},{"given":"Dominique","family":"Leduc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratoire GeM UMR 6183, Universit\u00e9 de Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"871","DOI":"10.1617\/s11527-013-0201-7","article-title":"Review: Optical fiber sensors for civil engineering applications","volume":"48","author":"Leung","year":"2015","journal-title":"Mater. 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