The invention relates to a crack monitoring sensor and use method thereof based on an OTDR (optical
time domain reflectometry) technique, and belongs to the technical field of monitoring of optical fibers. The crack monitoring sensor comprises a protection box, a bare
optical fiber coil, a first
optical fiber with a protecting layer, and a second
optical fiber with a protecting layer, wherein the bare optical
fiber coil is provided with two end joints, the bare optical
fiber coil is an optical
fiber coil which is formed by winding and knotting a bare optical fiber, and the
diameter of the bare optical
fiber coil is 14mm to 16mm. When the crack monitoring sensor is used, firstly, the outer optical fiber of the sensor is welded with the first optical fiber with the protecting layer and the second optical fiber with the protecting layer through the end joints, secondly, the adhering function of
epoxy resin adhesive is released by an
adhesive release agent, so that the inner optical of the sensor is ensured to be freely stretched along with the extension of the crack, and then the concrete is cast. The crack monitoring sensor and the use method have the advantages that the construction is convenient, the manufacturing is simple, the cost is low, the crack monitoring sensor and the use method are suitable for monitoring the cracks of various
types of concrete inner structures, meanwhile, the
operability is high, and the real-time monitoring and the distributed monitoring on the concrete inner structures are realized.