Disbond growth detection in composite-composite single-lap joints using chirped FBG sensors

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2410-2417

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

A. Adhesive joints; B. Disbonding; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); D. Non destructive testing

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING;

A. ADHESIVE JOINTS; B. DISBONDING; C. FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); D. NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; DISBOND;

SENSORS;

ADHESIVE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER; PLASTIC;

EID: 51649094338     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.09.020     Document Type: Article

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