Simultaneous monitoring of strain and temperature during and after cure of unsymmetric composite laminate using fibre-optic sensors

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Kang, Hyun Kyu ^a   Kang, Dong Hoon ^a   Hong, Chang Sun ^a   Kim, Chun Gon ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; GRAPHITE; HYBRID SENSORS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE;

THERMAL CHAMBER; UNSYMMETRIC COMPOSITE LAMINATE;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0037331566     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/12/1/304     Document Type: Article

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