Assessing the healing of mechanical structures through changes in their vibrational characteristics as detected by fiber optic Bragg gratings

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 523-527

  Tomasel, F G ^a   Laura, P A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; MODAL PARAMETERS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 0036999465     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.2001.4012     Document Type: Letter

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