FBG spectral sensor networks for damage identification in composites

Adam Propst; Ryan Garrett; Chun Park; Kara Peters; Mohammed Zikry

doi:10.1117/12.815743

26 March 2009 FBG spectral sensor networks for damage identification in composites

Adam Propst, Ryan Garrett, Chun Park, Kara Peters, Mohammed Zikry

Proceedings Volume 7293, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2009; 729303 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815743
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper presents experimental measurements of the response of woven composite laminates to multiple low-velocity impacts. Damage initiation and progression occur at multiple physical and temporal scales in heterogeneous materials, including fiber breakage, matrix cracking, delamination and matrix relaxation. The sensor/interrogators were therefore chosen specifically to provide insight into the order and progression of different failure modes. Measurements of the contact force between the impactor and composite are measured throughout impact. Additionally, the dissipated energy per impact event is also calculated from the impactor velocity. Surface mounted and embedded fiber Bragg grating sensors are used for the measurement of the laminate response. Peak wavelength measurements are performed during impact at 1 kHz, while full-spectral scanning is performed at 5 Hz during relaxation period of the laminate immediately after impact and quasi-statically to measure post-impact residual strain states within the laminate. The results highlight the depth of information embedded within the FBG full-spectral data sensors, as well as the added insight to be gained from combined global-local measurements.

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Adam Propst, Ryan Garrett, Chun Park, Kara Peters, and Mohammed Zikry "FBG spectral sensor networks for damage identification in composites", Proc. SPIE 7293, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2009, 729303 (26 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.815743

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