Monitoring of fatigue crack growth in steel structures using intensity-based optical fiber sensors

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 100-107

  Lee, D C ^a   Lee, J J ^a   Kwon, I B ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DURABILITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN GAGES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 0034135593     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/0NG8-6WGM-0BMQ-286B     Document Type: Article

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