Strain sensing in polymer/carbon nanotube composites by electrical resistance measurement

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 162-169

  Georgousis, G ^a   Pandis, C ^a   Kalamiotis, A ^a   Georgiopoulos, P ^a   Kyritsis, A ^a   Kontou, E ^a   Pissis, P ^a   Micusik, M ^b   Czanikova, K ^b   Kulicek, J ^b   Omastova, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); D. Non destructive testing

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MIXING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STRAIN; TENSILE STRESS; YARN;

ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE CHANGE; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; LONGITUDINAL STRAIN; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POLYMER/CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84907272770     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.08.027     Document Type: Article

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