Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Advisor
Chandrashekhara, K.
Advisor's Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Abstract
One of the important features of smart composite structures is their capability to observe their own performance for proper functioning and self-diagnostic purposes. The low velocity impact damage of composite structures (matrix cracking, fiber breakage, delamination, etc.) is often difficult to detect visually and can significantly reduce the strength of the structure. The objective of this research is to develop a technique for fabricating composite laminates that will facilitate the embedment of optical fibers. Composite test specimens will be fabricated in the composite material laboratory. The fabrication of composite laminates with a health monitoring and damage assessment system capable of providing real time data using embedded optical fibers will be investigated. The existing impact test facility will be extensively modified in order to extract the real time data.
Document Type
Report
Presentation Date
29 Jan 1993
Recommended Citation
Hackett, Peter E., "Damage Assessment of Composite Structures With Embedded Optical Fibers" (1993). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experience Program (OURE). 96.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/oure/96
