Method for determination of crack bridging parameters using long optical fiber Bragg grating sensors

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-359

  Studer, Michel ^a   Peters, Kara ^b   Botsis, John ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Crack bridging; B. Interface; B. Optical techniques

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; EPOXY RESINS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FRICTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; OPTICAL FIBERS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CRACK BRIDGING;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0037409549     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(03)00004-0     Document Type: Article

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