Structural health monitoring for smart composites using embedded FBG sensor technology

Materials Science and Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 30, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1642-1654

  Lau, K T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fibre optic sensors; Shape memory alloys; Smart composites; Structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; EMBEDDINGS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GLASS FIBERS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PROCESS MONITORING; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITES; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; HIGH SPECIFIC STIFFNESS; POLYMER BASED COMPOSITE; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY WIRE; SMART COMPOSITES; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING (SHM);

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 84907819050     PISSN: 02670836     EISSN: 17432847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743284714Y.0000000608     Document Type: Article

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