Multi-functional fibre Bragg grating sensors for fatigue crack-detection in metallic structures

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 453-461

  Betz, D C ^a   Staszewski, W J ^a   Thursby, G ^b   Culshaw, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Damage detection; Fatigue analysis; Fibre Bragg grating sensors; Lamb waves; Load monitoring; Optical fibre sensors; Structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE DETECTION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; SURFACE WAVES;

FIBRE BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM (HUMS); LOAD MONITORING; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 33947601456     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100JAERO34     Document Type: Article

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