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Detection of defects in as manufactured GFRP-GFRP and CFRP-CFRP composite bonded joints using chirped fibre Bragg grating sensors

Capell, T.F., Palaniappan, J., Ogin, S.L., Thorne, A.M., Reed, G.T., Crocombe, A.D., Tjin, S.C., Wang, Y. and Guo, Y. (2009) Detection of defects in as manufactured GFRP-GFRP and CFRP-CFRP composite bonded joints using chirped fibre Bragg grating sensors. Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 38, (2-4), 138-145. (doi:10.1179/174328909X387973)

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174328909X387973

Description/Abstract

Chirped fibre Bragg grating (CFBG) sensors have been embedded in composite coupons which have been used to form one half of single lap bonded joints. The bonded joints have been made with deliberately included defects, consisting of either a PTFE insert or an air gap, and the sensors have been used to detect the presence and location of the defects. The experimental results, and the modelling, show that defects in both GFRP-GFRP joints and CFRP-CFRP joints can be detected by the embedded CFBG sensors, though it is easier to detect defects in the lower stiffness (GFRP) joints.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1465-8011 (print)
Uncontrolled Keywords:BONDED COMPOSITE JOINTS; DEFECTS; CHIRPED FIBRE BRAGG GRATING
Related URLs:http://www.ingentaconnect.com/...2/art00016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743...909X387973
Subjects:T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Engineering Sciences > Fluid-Structure Interactions
ePrint ID:66606
Deposited On:01 Jul 2009
Last Modified:01 Jun 2011 18:20

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