Design of an optical fibre sensor patch for longitudinal strain measurement in structures

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2323-2331

  Ramos, C A ^a   de Oliveira, R ^b   Marques, A T ^c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composite material; Fibre Bragg grating; Optic fibre sensor; Strain measurement; Structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LOADINGS; COMPOSITE PATCHES; COMPOSITE PLATES; COMPOSITE SENSORS; ELECTRICAL STRAIN GAGES; EMBEDDING PROCESS; FBG SENSORS; FIBRE BRAGG GRATING; LONGITUDINAL STRAINS; OPTIC FIBRE SENSOR; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; OPTICAL POWER SPECTRUMS; STRAIN RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL HEALTHS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; HEALTH; MONITORING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POWER SPECTRUM; REINFORCEMENT; SENSORS; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 67349131263     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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