Quartz and E-glass fiber self-sensing composites

K. Zolfaghar; N. A. Khan; David Brooks; Simon A. Hayes; Tonguy Liu; J. Roca; J. Lander; Gerard Franklyn Fernando

doi:10.1117/12.305565

16 April 1998 Quartz and E-glass fiber self-sensing composites

K. Zolfaghar, N. A. Khan, David Brooks, Simon A. Hayes, Tonguy Liu, J. Roca, J. Lander, Gerard Franklyn Fernando

Proceedings Volume 3321, 1996 Symposium on Smart Materials, Structures, and MEMS; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.305565
Event: Smart Materials, Structures and MEMS, 1996, Bangalore, India

Abstract

This paper reports on developments in the field of self- sensing fiber reinforced composites. The reinforcing fibers have been surface treated to enable them to act as light guides for short distances. The reinforcing fiber light guides were embedded in carbon fiber reinforced epoxy prepregs and processed into composites. The resultant composite was termed the self-sensing composite as any damage to these fibers or its interface would result in the attenuation of the transmitted light. The self-sensing fibers were capable of detecting a 2 J impact.

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K. Zolfaghar, N. A. Khan, David Brooks, Simon A. Hayes, Tonguy Liu, J. Roca, J. Lander, and Gerard Franklyn Fernando "Quartz and E-glass fiber self-sensing composites", Proc. SPIE 3321, 1996 Symposium on Smart Materials, Structures, and MEMS, (16 April 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.305565

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