Failure mechanics of a composite laminate embedded with a fiber optic sensor

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 777-798

  Shivakumar, Kunigal ^a   Bhargava, Anil ^a  

^a North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite material; Eye shaped defect; Failure mechanics; Finite element model; Optical fiber sensor; Stress concentration

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EYE SHAPED DEFECT; FAILURE MECHANISM; OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS; REINFORCED FIBERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 18744399041     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305048156     Document Type: Article

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