Performance characterization of VGCF/epoxy nanocomposite sensors under static load cycles and in static structural health monitoring

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Hu, Bin ^a   Hu, Ning ^b,c   Cai, Yindi ^b   Yuan, Weifeng ^c   Yan, Cheng ^d   Cai, Yong ^c   Furukawa, Manabu ^b   Matsushita, Makoto ^b  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITE SENSORS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RESISTANCE CHANGE; SIGNAL STABILITY; STRAIN SENSORS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES;

CARBON FIBERS; SENSORS; STRAIN GAGES; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84875408024     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/22/4/045008     Document Type: Article

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