A new fiber optic based method for delamination detection in composites

Structural Health Monitoring

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-223

  Xu, Ying ^a   Leung, Christopher K Y ^a   Yang, Zhenglin ^a   Tong, Pin ^a   Lee, Stephen K L ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Delamination; Interferometer; Laminate composites; Optic fiber

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744378999     PISSN: 14759217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1475921703036050     Document Type: Article

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