Damage evaluation of smart composite beams using embedded extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric strain sensors: Bending stiffness assessment

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1291-1302

  Zhou, G ^a   Sim, L M ^a   Loughlan, J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; EXTRAPOLATION; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTERFEROMETRY; STIFFNESS; STRAIN GAGES;

DELAMINATION PROPAGATION; LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES; QUASI-STATIC OVERLOAD;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 10444231226     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/13/6/003     Document Type: Article

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