Life cycle strain monitoring in glass fibre reinforced polymer laminates using embedded fibre Bragg grating sensors from manufacturing to failure

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 365-381

  Nielsen, Michael W ^a   Schmidt, Jacob W ^a   Høgh, Jacob H ^a   Waldbjørn, Jacob P ^a   Hattel, Jesper H ^a   Andersen, Tom L ^a   Markussen, Christen M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

composite; curing; fibre Bragg grating sensors; life cycle; process induced strains; Strain monitoring

Indexed keywords

FIBRE BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; FIBRE-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; PROCESS-INDUCED STRAIN; STRAIN DEVELOPMENT; STRAIN MONITORING;

BRAGG GRATINGS; BRIDGE DECKS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GLASS; LAMINATES; LIFE CYCLE; POLYMERS; SENSORS; STRAIN;

CURING;

EID: 84892929604     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998312472221     Document Type: Article

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