Experimental and finite element study of the electrical potential technique for damage detection in CFRP laminates

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-154

  Angelidis, N ^a   Khemiri, N ^b   Irving, P E ^c  

^a St Barnard Composites   (United Kingdom)

^b AIRBUS OPERATIONS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; DELAMINATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

DAMAGE DETECTION; IMPACT DAMAGE; MULTI-DIRECTIONAL LAMINATES; OPTIMUM NETWORKS;

LAMINATES;

EID: 13844254318     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/14/1/014     Document Type: Article

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