Relating the state of cure to the real-time internal strain development in a curing composite using in-fibre Bragg gratings and dielectric sensors

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1153-1158

  O'Dwyer, M J ^a   Maistros, G M ^a   James, S W ^a   Tatam, R P ^a   Partridge, I K ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CURING; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EPOXY RESINS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GELATION; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; LIQUEFACTION; RESIDUAL STRESSES; VITRIFICATION;

DIELECTRIC SENSORS; IN FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; SENSORS; STRESS; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032144283     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/9/8/002     Document Type: Article

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