Measuring strains through the thickness of a composite structural specimen subjected to bending

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 877-880

  Mulle, M ^a   Zitoune, R ^a   Collombet, F ^a   Robert, L ^a   Grunevald, Y H ^b  

^a University of Toulouse Clement Ader Institute   (France)

^b DDL Consultants   (France)

Author keywords

3 D digital image correlation; Bending tests; Composites; Fiber Bragg gratings; Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

3-D DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION; COMPOSITES FIBER; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; EDGE EFFECT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOUR-POINT BENDING TEST; IN-CORE; LINEAR DISTRIBUTION; LONGITUDINAL STRAIN; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; REINFORCED ZONE; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; SURFACE STRAIN FIELD;

BENDING TESTS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE PROCESSING; STRAIN; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 71449101607     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-008-9209-2     Document Type: Article

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