Strain monitoring in FRP laminates and concrete beams using FBG sensors

Composite Structures

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-20

  Lau, Kin Tak ^a   Yuan, Libo ^a   Zhou, Li Min ^a   Wu, Jingshen ^b   Woo, Chung Ho ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FIBER-OPTIC BRAGG GRATINGS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CONCRETE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; MONITORING SYSTEM; SENSOR; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034746408     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(00)00094-5     Document Type: Article

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