Integration and assessment of fibre Bragg grating sensors in an all-fibre reinforced polymer composite road bridge

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 78-85

  Gebremichael, Y M ^a   Li, W ^a   Boyle, W J O ^a   Meggitt, B T ^b   Grattan, K T V ^a   McKinley, B ^a   Fernando, G F ^c   Kister, G ^c   Winter, D ^c   Canning, L ^d   Luke, S ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EM Technology   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Mouchel Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bragg grating; Composite structure; Sensor multiplexing; Structural integrity

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CORROSION; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MULTIPLEXING; REMOTE SENSING; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

BRAGG GRATINGS; SENSOR MULTIPLEXING; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 9944256111     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(04)00546-1     Document Type: Article

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