Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma9050374
Keywords
fatigue test; step lap joint; structural health monitoring; distributed optical fibre sensor; adhesion; composite structure
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- Advanced Condition Assessment & Pipeline Failure Prediction Project - Monash University
- Institute of Railway Technology (IRT) from Monash University
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Over the past few decades, there has been a considerable interest in the use of distributed optical fibre sensors (DOFS) for structural health monitoring of composite structures. In aerospace-related work, health monitoring of the adhesive joints of composites has become more significant, as they can suffer from cracking and delamination, which can have a significant impact on the integrity of the joint. In this paper, a swept-wavelength interferometry (SWI) based DOFS technique is used to monitor the fatigue in a flush step lap joint composite structure. The presented results will show the potential application of distributed optical fibre sensor for damage detection, as well as monitoring the fatigue crack growth along the bondline of a step lap joint composite structure. The results confirmed that a distributed optical fibre sensor is able to enhance the detection of localised damage in a structure.
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