Application of Optical Fiber Sensors for Damage Accumulation Monitoring in Composite Structures

2014 ◽  
Vol 598 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Blażejewski ◽  
Pawel Gasior ◽  
Jerzy Kaleta ◽  
Radosław Rybczyński
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Sensors ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Damage Accumulation ◽  
Composite Layer ◽  
Local Strain ◽  
Cylindrical Part ◽  
Creep Tests

In this paper a study of damage accumulation evaluation of highly stressed composite layer using acoustic emission method and local strain measurements by optical fiber based sensors in form of Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) is presented. The study was carried out using composite NOL-ring specimens. These kind of specimens can simulate behavior of the cylindrical part of the pressure vessel. Quasistatic and creep tests of CFRC made NOL specimens were performed. It has been shown that there is a correlation between changes in the strain field of composite material, detected by FBG optical sensors, and changes in acoustic emission signals. The possibility of a kind of calibration of composite material strain state monitoring system by AE measurements and at the same time evaluation of damage accumulation was confirmed.

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Microscale Components Interaction on Measurements of Fiber Optic Strain Sensors Used in Composite Structures

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Tashkinov ◽  
Igor Shardakov
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Strain Tensor ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Numerical Estimation ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Fiber Optic Strain Sensors

The paper investigates the influence of structural components of a composite material on the strain values measured by using an embedded optical fiber with Bragg gratings. The effect of composite plies and intermediate epoxy layers on the transfer of deformations from the measured object to the optical fiber was studied taking into account various methods of the fiber attachment and surrounding media configurations. A numerical estimation of the effect of the longitudinal and transverse components of the strain tensor on the wavelength of the reflected spectrum is performed.

Non-Destructive Evaluation of Composite Laminates by Using Fiber Optic AE Sensor

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 3965-3969
Author(s):  
Jun Cai Hao ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
Yue Min Yu
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Matrix Cracking ◽  
Fiber Optic Sensor ◽  
Carbon Fiber Composite ◽  
Non Destructive Evaluation ◽  
Non Destructive

Considering the damage that composite material under loading may occur, acoustic emission (AE) technique is adopted to perform non-destructive evaluation (NDE). In order to obtain the acoustic emission emitted from the composite material, a novel fiber optic AE sensor which is based on single mode fiber optical fused-tapered coupler design is developed. Futhermore, its fabrication process was described and performance was studied. Results of a pencil break test on the composite laminate show that the fiber optic AE sensor have better frequency response than the commercial piezoelectric sensor. During a tension experiment of a carbon fiber composite specimen , the fiber optic sensor which was mounted on it detected the enormous acoustic emission signals. To analyze their characteristic parameter, such as amplitude, duration, can identify the type of failure to composite materials, including Matrix cracking , Interface stripping, fiber breakage. Experimental results would offer the reference to damage identification to complicate composite structures.

Acoustic emission and X-ray computed microtomography characterization of damage accumulation in a woven Cf/SiC composite

2019 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 109748
Author(s):  
Yudong Xue ◽  
Qinglei Wang ◽  
Jianbao Hu ◽  
Haijun Zhou ◽  
Qingliang Shan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Damage Accumulation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Computed Microtomography ◽  
X Ray Computed

scholarly journals Surface Plasmonic Sensors: Sensing Mechanism and Recent Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 5262
Author(s):  
Qilin Duan ◽  
Yineng Liu ◽  
Shanshan Chang ◽  
Huanyang Chen ◽  
Jin-hui Chen
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Optical Sensors ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmonic Sensors ◽  
Hyperbolic Dispersion ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Surface plasmonic sensors have been widely used in biology, chemistry, and environment monitoring. These sensors exhibit extraordinary sensitivity based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) or localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effects, and they have found commercial applications. In this review, we present recent progress in the field of surface plasmonic sensors, mainly in the configurations of planar metastructures and optical-fiber waveguides. In the metastructure platform, the optical sensors based on LSPR, hyperbolic dispersion, Fano resonance, and two-dimensional (2D) materials integration are introduced. The optical-fiber sensors integrated with LSPR/SPR structures and 2D materials are summarized. We also introduce the recent advances in quantum plasmonic sensing beyond the classical shot noise limit. The challenges and opportunities in this field are discussed.

scholarly journals Acoustic Emission and K-S Metric Entropy as Methods for Determining Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Lesław Kyzioł ◽  
Katarzyna Panasiuk ◽  
Grzegorz Hajdukiewicz ◽  
Krzysztof Dudzik
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Entropy Method ◽  
Displacement Sensor ◽  
Metric Entropy ◽  
Plastic Phase

Due to the unique properties of polymer composites, these materials are used in many industries, including shipbuilding (hulls of boats, yachts, motorboats, cutters, ship and cooling doors, pontoons and floats, torpedo tubes and missiles, protective shields, antenna masts, radar shields, and antennas, etc.). Modern measurement methods and tools allow to determine the properties of the composite material, already during its design. The article presents the use of the method of acoustic emission and Kolmogorov-Sinai (K-S) metric entropy to determine the mechanical properties of composites. The tested materials were polyester-glass laminate without additives and with a 10% content of polyester-glass waste. The changes taking place in the composite material during loading were visualized using a piezoelectric sensor used in the acoustic emission method. Thanks to the analysis of the RMS parameter (root mean square of the acoustic emission signal), it is possible to determine the range of stresses at which significant changes occur in the material in terms of its use as a construction material. In the K-S entropy method, an important measuring tool is the extensometer, namely the displacement sensor built into it. The results obtained during the static tensile test with the use of an extensometer allow them to be used to calculate the K-S metric entropy. Many materials, including composite materials, do not have a yield point. In principle, there are no methods for determining the transition of a material from elastic to plastic phase. The authors showed that, with the use of a modern testing machine and very high-quality instrumentation to record measurement data using the Kolmogorov-Sinai (K-S) metric entropy method and the acoustic emission (AE) method, it is possible to determine the material transition from elastic to plastic phase. Determining the yield strength of composite materials is extremely important information when designing a structure.

Contribution of Embedded Optical Fiber with Bragg Grating in Composite Structures for Tests-Simulations Dialogue

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Collombet ◽  
Matthieu Mulle ◽  
Yves-Henri Grunevald ◽  
Rédouane Zitoune
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Bragg Grating

Numerical Simulation of Thermoplastic Composite Material by ANSYS

2011 ◽  
Vol 279 ◽  
pp. 181-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo Hua Zhao ◽  
Qing Lian Shu ◽  
Bo Sheng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Material Model ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Thermoplastic Composite ◽  
Finite Element Code ◽  
Peek Composite ◽  
Test Result ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper proposes a material model of AS4/PEEK, a typical thermoplastic composite material, for the general purpose finite element code—ANSYS, which can be used to predict the mechanical behavior of AS4/PEEK composite structures. The computational result using this model has a good agreement with the test result. This investigation can lay the foundation for the numerical simulation of thermoplastic composite structures.

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