Residual strain and Young's modulus determination in cross-ply composites using an embedded aramid fibre strain sensor

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1363-1369

  Arjyal, B P ^a   Galiotis, C ^a,b   Ogin, S L ^c   Whattingham, R D ^c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aramid fibre strain sensor; Cross ply composites; Residual strain

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HIGH MODULUS TEXTILE FIBERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

ARAMID FIBERS; RESIDUAL STRAIN; STRAIN SENSORS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031645356     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00057-8     Document Type: Article

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