Acousto-ultrasonic sensing for delaminated GFRP composites using an embedded FBG sensor

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1049-1055

  Lam, Pou Man ^a   Lau, Kin Tak ^a   Ling, Hang Yin ^a   Su, Zhongqing ^a   Tam, Hwa Yaw ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Composite structures; Damage detection; Delamination; Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); Lamb wave

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DAMAGE DETECTION; DELAMINATION; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LIGHT SOURCES; PAPER LAMINATES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SURFACE WAVES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

ACOUSTO-ULTRASONICS; BROADBAND LIGHT SOURCES; DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEMS; DELAMINATED COMPOSITE BEAMS; GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED EPOXY; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; PROPOSED DETECTION TECHNIQUES; ULTRASONIC LAMB WAVES;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

ACTUATORS; BEAMS; COMPOSITES; DAMAGE; DELAMINATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; LIGHT SOURCES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SENSORS;

EID: 68549089042     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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