In-situ monitoring of curing and ageing effects in FRP plates using embedded FBG sensors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7649, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Xian, Guijun ^a   Wang, Chuan ^a   Li, Hui ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

durability; FBG sensor; freeze thaw cycles; FRP; in situ monitoring; water immersion

Indexed keywords

AGEING EFFECTS; AGEING PROCESS; COEFFICIENT OF MOISTURE EXPANSION; COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION; DISTILLED WATER; EMBEDDED FBG; EXISTING STRUCTURE; FBG SENSOR; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSOR; FIBER DIRECTION; FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; FIBER TYPES; FREEZE-THAW; FREEZE-THAW CYCLES; FRP COMPOSITE; FRP PLATES; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MONITORING; LONG TERM DURABILITY; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; POTENTIAL PROPERTY; STRAIN CHANGE; STRAIN VALUES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TENSION STRAIN; WATER IMMERSION; WATER UPTAKE CONTENT;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; CARBON FIBERS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CURING; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RESINS; RETROFITTING; SECURITY SYSTEMS; THAWING; THERMAL EXPANSION; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT; WATER CONTENT;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

CARBON FIBERS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPOSITES; CURING; DURABILITY; FROST RESISTANCE; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOISTURE CONTROL; PLATES; POLYEPOXIDES; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SPACE (COSMIC); SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THAWING; VIBRATION ANALYSIS; WATER RESISTANCE;

EID: 77953369983     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.847386     Document Type: Conference Paper

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