Use of conventional optical fibers and fiber Bragg gratings for damage detection in advanced composite structures: A review

Applied Mechanics Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 493-513

  Kuang, K S C ^a   Cantwell, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; AERODYNAMICS; COATINGS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONDITION MONITORING; CRACKS; DEGRADATION; DELAMINATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DAMAGE DETECTION; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 5644264765     PISSN: 00036900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1582883     Document Type: Review

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