Title :
Failure monitoring in composite structures using embedded FBG strain sensors
Author :
Raju, R. ; Prusty, B.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. & Manuf. Eng., Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Damage progression, failure discrimination and analysis have been undertaken by embedding FBG sensor arrays as strain sensors. Average strain, strain gradient and full spectrum measurements were obtained from the FBGs for the structural health monitoring of composites.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; composite materials; condition monitoring; failure analysis; fibre optic sensors; intelligent sensors; strain measurement; strain sensors; structural engineering; FBG sensor arrays; composite structures; damage progression; embedded FBG strain sensors; failure analysis; failure discrimination; failure monitoring; fibre Bragg grating; spectrum measurements; strain gradient; structural health monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4718-1
