Fibre-optic sensors and smart composites for concrete applications

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-34

  Lau, K T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS;

SMART COMPOSITES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0037327968     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2003.55.1.19     Document Type: Article

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