Optical Fiber Sensors for Smart Composite Materials and Structures

Authors

Manjusha Ramakrishnan, Technological University DublinFollow
Yuliya Semenova, Technological University DublinFollow
Gerald Farrell, Technological University DublinFollow
Ginu Rajan, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Publication Details

https://www.crcpress.com/Optical-Fiber-Sensors-Advanced-Techniques-and-Applications/Rajan/p/book/9781482228250

Abstract

Composite material structures are widely used in the aerospace, marine, aviation, transport, sport/leisure and civil engineering industries. Such composite material structures are frequently subjected to external perturbations and varying environmental conditions, which may cause the structures to suffer from fatique damage and/or failure, and thus require real-time structural health monitoring (SHM). Of necessity, the diagnosis process and condition monitoring of composite structures are usually carried out during their working life. The goal of such diagnosis is to detect, identify, locate, and assess the defects that my affect the safety or performance of a structure.

DOI

10.13140/RG.2.1.2557.7687

Recommended Citation

Ramakrishnan, M., Semenova, Y. & Farrell, G. (2015). Optical Fiber Sensors for Smart Composite Materials and Structures. In Ginu Rajan (ed.), Optical Fiber Sensors: Advanced Techniques and Applications, New York, CRC Press. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2557.7687