Use of PVDF as acoustic emission sensor for in situ monitoring of mechanical behaviour of glass/epoxy laminates

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 749-758

  De Rosa, Igor Maria ^a   Sarasini, Fabrizio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Mechanical characterization; Poly(vinylidene fluoride); Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION SENSORS; AE SENSORS; CIVIL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; DAMAGE DETECTION TECHNIQUE; DAMAGE GROWTH; ENGINEERING FIELDS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GLASS/EPOXY; HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MONITORING; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; OFF-LINE ANALYSIS; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; REAL TIME MONITORING; SEM; THREE POINT BENDING;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DAMAGE DETECTION; LAMINATES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSORS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 77955428600     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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