Smart fiber reinforced composites

Common techniques for the characterization of smart fiber-reinforced composites... 

Such complex design of smart composite structures connected with the testing necessity of every subsystem requires selection and application of adapted experimental techniques. A short overview of the common techniques enabling characterization of smart fiber-reinforced composites is presented in the following sections. Stimulated by different levels of measurement, the described techniques have been differentiated into quahtative and quantitative ones. 

Apart from the techniques presented in the previous sections, there are numerous approaches that can be applied for the characterization and testing of smart composites. The alternative methods briefly described in this section seem to have the potential to become useful for the characterization of smart fiber-reinforced composites. 

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Figure 14.11 Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminated composite specimens, (a) Smart sensing layer in the centre (b) specimen dimensions with configuration of smooth and notched...

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