Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 03, Numéro C7, Novembre 1993
The 3rd European Conference on Advanced Materials and Processes
Troisiéme Conférence Européenne sur les Matériaux et les Procédés Avancés
Page(s) C7-1629 - C7-1636
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:19937255
The 3rd European Conference on Advanced Materials and Processes
Troisiéme Conférence Européenne sur les Matériaux et les Procédés Avancés

J. Phys. IV France 03 (1993) C7-1629-C7-1636

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:19937255

Damage monitoring in polymer matrix structures

K. SCHULTE

Polymer Composites Group, Technical University, Hamburg-Harburg, 21073 Hamburg, Germany


Abstract
The variation of the mechanical stiffness during fatigue loading has been shown to be an important qualitative and quantitative damage analogue. A correlation between stiffness reduction and the development of the various types of damage, such as intra- and interply cracking, delamination growth or fibre fracture, has been made by various authors. In this paper, the in situ detection of the temperature increase during fatigue loading together with the measurement of the variation of the electrical resistivity is reportecl. Both tech-niques promise to be valuable analogues to monitor damage development.



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