On the feasibility of optical fibre sensors for strain monitoring in thermoplastic composites under fatigue loading conditions

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 403-411

  De Baere, I ^a   Luyckx, G ^a   Voet, E ^a   Van Paepegem, W ^a   Degrieck, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Fibre Bragg grating; Thermoplastic composites

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DILATOMETERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTICS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SENSORS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMOPLASTICS;

A CARBONS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE LOADINGS; FIBRE BRAGG GRATING; LOADING CYCLES; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; OPTICAL FIBRES; POLYPHENYLENE SULPHIDES; STRAIN MONITORING; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES; WORKING CONDITIONS;

FIBERS;

EID: 59349117883     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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