Strain measurement on composites: Errors due to Rosette misalignment

Strain

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 150-156

  Ajovalasit, A ^a   Mancuso, A ^a   Cipolla, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composites; Misalignment error; Strain gauges

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; STRAIN GAGES;

ROSETTE MISALIGNMENT;

STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0036857303     PISSN: 00392103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1305.2002.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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