Damage monitoring of carbon fiber reinforced laminates using resistance measurements. Improving sensitivity using carbon nanotube doped epoxy matrix system

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1025-1034

  Kostopoulos, V ^a   Vavouliotis, A ^a   Karapappas, P ^a   Tsotra, P ^a   Paipetis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber reinforced plastics; Carbon nanotubes; Electrical properties; Mechanical properties; Nondestructive testing.

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; CYCLIC TENSILE; DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; DAMAGE MONITORING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; EPOXY MATRICES; FIBER-REINFORCED LAMINATES; MATRIX; MECHANICAL LOADING; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING.; REINFORCING PHASE; RESISTANCE CHANGE; RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT;

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONITORING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PLASTICITY; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SENSOR NETWORKS; SHEAR STRESS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 67649544382     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08099993     Document Type: Conference Paper

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