Strain monitoring in thermoplastic composites with optical fiber sensors: Embedding process, visualization with micro-tomography, and fatigue results

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 453-472

  De Baere, I ^a   Voet, E ^b   Van Paepegem, W ^a   Vlekken, J ^b   Cnudde, V ^a   Masschaele, B ^a   Degrieck, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FOS and S   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating; Microtomography; Thermoplastic composite fatigue

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DILATOMETERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; OPTICAL SENSORS; TOMOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION;

CARBON FIBER-REINFORCED POLYPHENYLENE; FATIGUE LOADING; MICROTOMOGRAPHY; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE FATIGUE;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 35548977536     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705707082325     Document Type: Article

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