A procedure to embed fibre Bragg grating strain sensors into GFRP sandwich structures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 217-226

  Dawood, T A ^a   Shenoi, R A ^a   Sahin, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Tape; B. Strength; Fibre Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRAIN;

EMBEDDING PROCESS; FIBRE ALIGNMENT; STRAIN SENSORS; VACUUM INFUSION;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 33751253754     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.01.028     Document Type: Article

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