Monitoring of non-homogeneous strains in composites with embedded wavelength multiplexed fiber Bragg gratings: A methodological study

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 987-994

  Schizas, C ^a   Stutz, S ^a   Botsis, J ^a   Coric, D ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Delamination; Fatigue; FBG multiplexing; Polymer composite; Single lap joint

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY; EFFECTIVE TOOL; EMBEDDED FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; FATIGUE LOADS; FATIGUE OF COMPOSITES; INTERNAL STRAINS; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; SINGLE LAP JOINTS;

DAMAGE DETECTION; DELAMINATION; DISSIMILAR MATERIALS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MULTIPLEXING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STEEL SHEET;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 84855200313     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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