Structural health monitoring of a composite bridge using Bragg grating sensors. Part 1: Evaluation of adhesives and protection systems for the optical sensors

Engineering Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 440-448

  Kister, G ^a   Winter, D ^a   Badcock, R A ^a   Gebremichael, Y M ^b   Boyle, W J O ^b   Meggitt, B T ^c   Grattan, K T V ^b   Fernando, G F ^d  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EM Technology   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bragg grating; Composite bridge; Optical sensors; Structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; DURABILITY; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; OPTICAL SENSORS; POLYACRYLATES; RAILROAD BRIDGES; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST;

COMPOSITE BRIDGES;

ADHESION; COMPOSITE BRIDGES; DURABILITY; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; OPTICAL SENSORS; POLYACRYLATES; RAILROAD BRIDGES; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ADHESION; BRIDGE; COMPOSITE; FIBER OPTICS; HEALTH MONITORING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; SENSOR; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846417305     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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