Technological advances have enabled the development of a number of optical fiber sensing
methods over the last few years. The most prevalent optical technique involves the use of …

With the increasing use of automated fiber placement method for manufacturing highly
precise bespoke composite components in the aerospace industry, the level of …

The purpose of this paper was to study the effect of I-shape stiffener stiffness on the buckling
and post-buckling, up to collapse behavior of stiffened composite panel under the uniform …

This paper presents a novel approach for damage detection in carbon fibre reinforced
polymer (CFRP) structures based on local strain feature matching. The proposed approach …

There has been a tremendous growth of utilizing automated fiber placement (AFP) to
manufacture highly precise components and large structures like fuselage panels and wing …

Composite adhesive rivet hybrid connection structure has been more and more recognized
and applied in aerospace, automobile, and other industries due to its high strength …

Electrical resistance tomography is a method for sensing the spatial distribution of electrical
conductivity. Therefore, this type of tomography is suitable for sensing damages, which affect …

The potential for increased productivity offered by automated fibre placement method has
opened up a wider range of applications as well as new markets for composite materials …

Sensing characteristics of FBG sensor embedded in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)
laminate were experimentally investigated in this work. In order to evaluate the monitoring …

In this study, we propose analytical and experimental methods to predict and detect
deformation and interlaminar crack propagation in carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) …