Abstract
Glass reinforced plastic (GRP) and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CF'RP) laminates are durable, versatile and light-weight materials which are progressively replacing metals traditionally used in aerospace, automobile, rail, gas-storage and many other industries. If these composite structures were to debond, fracture or seriously degrade whilst in-service, public injury or catastrophic failure could result. Therefore, in-service condition monitoring techniques for composite structures are most significant and are of immediate importance.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials- 3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers ( SPIE) |
Pages | 174-179 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 2779 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Event | 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials -3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and materials - , United Kingdom Duration: 26 Apr 1996 → … |
Conference
Conference | 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials -3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and materials |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
Period | 26/04/96 → … |
Keywords
- ultrasonic condition monitoring
- CFRP and GRP plates
- embedded optical fibre sensor
- surface-mounted source