Thermal expansion of carbon-epoxy laminates measured with embedded FBGS - Comparison with other experimental techniques and numerical simulation

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1414-1424

  Mulle, M ^a,b   Zitoune, R ^a   Collombet, F ^a   Olivier, P ^a   Grunevald, Y H ^b  

^a University of Toulouse Clement Ader Institute   (France)

^b DDL Consultants   (France)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; B. Residual internal stress; C. Finite element analysis; D. Thermal analysis; Laminates; Optical fiber sensing; Thermomechanical

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMOANALYSIS;

CARBON-EPOXY LAMINATES; ISOTROPIC STACKING; THERMO MECHANICAL ANALYSIS (TMA);

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 33947320806     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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