Strain monitoring with embedded Fiber Bragg Gratings in advanced composite structures for nautical applications

被引：32
作者：
Di Sante, R. [1 ]
Donati, L. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Bologna, Dept Ind Engn, I-47100 Forli, Italy
来源：
MEASUREMENT | 2013年 / 46卷 / 07期
关键词：
Composites; Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs); Mechanical strains; Smart structure; OPTICAL-FIBERS; SENSOR;
D O I：
10.1016/j.measurement.2013.03.009
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
Methods to effectively and reliably embed Fiber Bragg Grating sensors in the composite material have been investigated in this work, with particular regard to a sailing boat mast manufacturing process by means of bagging technique in autoclave. Small samples were produced in order to investigate the effect of the curing process parameters on the light transmission characteristics of the embedded optical fibers. Polyimide and acrylate coated optical fibers were tested measuring the relative coefficient of attenuation by Optical Time Domain Reflectometry. In particular, carbon fiber reinforced epoxy laminas with embedded FBGs were manufactured and specimens for tensile tests extracted from the laminas. Each specimen was instrumented with FBG and conventional electrical strain gage bonded on the surface. The comparison between the FBG and SG measurements recorded during static tensile tests permitted to assess the strain monitoring capability of the FBGs and their sensitivity and accuracy. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：2118 / 2126
页数：9
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