Assessment of cure residual strains through the thickness of carbon-epoxy laminates using FBGs, Part I: Elementary specimen

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-104

  Mulle, M ^a   Collombet, F ^a   Olivier, P ^a   Grunevald, Y H ^b  

^a INSA   (France)

^b DDL Consultants   (France)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Residual internal stress; D. Process monitoring; E. Autoclave

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; AUTOCLAVES; BOILERS; COAGULATION; COLLOIDS; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GELATION; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE VESSELS; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); RESINS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

A. LAMINATES; ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES; AUTOCLAVE CURES; B. RESIDUAL/INTERNAL STRESS; CARBON EPOXY LAMINATES; CARBON/EPOXY; CHARACTERISATION; COMPOSITE PARTS; CURE STRESSES; D. PROCESS MONITORING; E. AUTOCLAVE; EARLY STAGES; EPOXY LAMINATES; FBG SENSORS; INDUCED STRAINS; INITIAL STATES; LAMINATE THICKNESSES; RESIDUAL STRAINS; THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

PROCESS ENGINEERING;

EID: 57749172000     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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