Feasibility of integrated optical fibre sensors for condition monitoring of composite structures Part I: Comparison of Bragg-sensors and strain gauges

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 266-271

  De Waele, Wim ^a   Degrieck, Joris ^a   Moerman, Wim ^a   Taerwe, Luc ^a   De Baets, Patrick ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; PRESSURE VESSELS;

STRAIN GAUGES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0037385542     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.45.4.266.54440     Document Type: Article

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