Interaction between optical fibre sensors and matrix cracks in cross-ply GFRP laminates. Part 2: Crack detection

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2367-2378

  Wang, H ^a   Ogin, S L ^a   Thorne, A M ^a   Reed, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Smart materials; B. Matrix cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; LAMINATES; POLARIMETERS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; VIDEO RECORDING;

CROSS-PLY; MATRIX CRACKING; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CRACKING; CROSS LINKING; FIBER OPTICS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; LAMINATE; SENSOR;

EID: 33745031973     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.10.021     Document Type: Article

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