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Composite Piezoelectric Materials for Health Monitoring of Composite Structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

P. Blanas  and
K. Das-Gupta
P. Blanas
Affiliation:
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, AMRSL-WM-MB, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005-5069, USA
K. Das-Gupta
Affiliation:
University of Wales, Bangor, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Systems, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1UT, UK
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Abstract

Composites of ferroelectric ceramic in polymer matrix have been developed and characterized for their ability to be employed as embedded sensors for the health monitoring of olymer composite structures. In this paper results illustrating the response of embedded composite sensors to dynamic loads are presented and discussed. Furthermore, the ability of the composite sensors to act as actuators, generating diagnostic waves in composite structures, has been investigated.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 604: Symposium LL – Materials for Smart Systems III , 1999 , 45
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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