Fiber-Bragg-grating-based weigh-in-motion system using fiber-reinforced composites as the load-supporting material

Optical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Ke ^a   Wei, Zhanxiong ^a   Zhang, Hongtao ^a   Huang, Xiaoyang ^a   Chen, Bingquan ^a   Cui, Hong Liang ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bragg wavelengths; Fiber Bragg gratings; Fiber reinforced composites; Interrogators; Laminates; Multiply; Weigh in motion

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SENSORS;

BRAGG WAVELENGTHS; INTERROGATORS; WEIGH-IN-MOTION (WIM);

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 33748628004     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2209994     Document Type: Article

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