Application of FBG sensors to monitor stiffness degradation and damage progression in polymer matrix composites

International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Selezneva, Marina ^a   Montesano, John ^a   Kulisek, Viktor ^b   Poon, Cheung ^a   Fawaz, Zouheir ^a   Behdinan, Kamran ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-PLY; DAMAGE EVOLUTION; DAMAGE PROGRESSION; DATA ANALYSIS METHODS; FBG SENSOR; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; HEALTH MONITORING; LOAD LEVELS; NONLINEAR STRAIN; OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER; STIFFNESS DEGRADATION; TEST SPECIMENS;

CHIRP MODULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; OPTICAL RECORDING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESINS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRAIN; TEXTILE FINISHING;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 78649459588     PISSN: 08910138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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