Ultrasonic condition monitoring of CFRP and GRP plates using a surface-mounted source and an embedded optical fibre sensor

Wayne R. Philp; S. Gareth Pierce; Anthony Gachagan; Alistair McNab; Gordon Hayward; Brian Culshaw

doi:10.1117/12.237106

26 April 1996 Ultrasonic condition monitoring of CFRP and GRP plates using a surface-mounted source and an embedded optical fibre sensor

Wayne R. Philp, S. Gareth Pierce, Anthony Gachagan, Alistair McNab, Gordon Hayward, Brian Culshaw

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Proceedings Volume 2779, 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials and 3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237106
Event: 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials, 1996, Lyon, France

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.

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Wayne R. Philp, S. Gareth Pierce, Anthony Gachagan, Alistair McNab, Gordon Hayward, and Brian Culshaw "Ultrasonic condition monitoring of CFRP and GRP plates using a surface-mounted source and an embedded optical fibre sensor", Proc. SPIE 2779, 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials and 3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, (26 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237106

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