The use of an embedded chirped fibre Bragg grating sensor to monitor disbond initiation and growth in adhesively bonded composite/metal single lap joints

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Capell, T F ^a   Palaniappan, J ^a   Ogin, S L ^a   Crocombe, A D ^a   Reed, G T ^a   Thorne, A M ^a   Mohanty, L ^b   Tjin, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bonded joints; Chirped fibre Bragg grating; Disbond; Structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; THERMAL STRESS;

CHIRPED FIBRE BRAGG GRATING; DISBOND INITIATION; FATIGUE CYCLING; SINGLE LAP JOINT;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 34249686132     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/9/6/S07     Document Type: Article

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