Investigation of carbon-polymer structures with embedded fiber optic Bragg gratings

Joseph Grant; Raj K. Kaul; Scott L. Taylor; George Myer; Kurt V. Jackson; Anup Sharma

doi:10.1117/12.505925

21 October 2003 Investigation of carbon-polymer structures with embedded fiber optic Bragg gratings

Joseph Grant, Raj K. Kaul, Scott L. Taylor, George Myer, Kurt V. Jackson, Anup Sharma

Proceedings Volume 5206, Photorefractive Fiber and Crystal Devices: Materials, Optical Properties, and Applications IX; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505925
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Bragg-grating sensors fabricated within the same optical fiber are buried within multiple-ply carbon-epoxy planar and cylindrical structures. Effect of different orientation of fiber-sensors with respect to carbon fibers in the composite structure is investigated. This is done for both fabric and uni-tape material samples. Response of planar structures to axial and transverse strain up to 1 millistrain is investigated with distributed Bragg-grating sensors. Material properties like Young’s Modulus and Poisson ratio is measured. A comparison is made between response measured by sensors in different ply-layers and those bonded on the surface. The results from buried fiber-sensors do not completely agree with surface bonded conventional strain gauges. A plausible explanation is given for observed differences. The planar structures are subjected to impacts with energies up to 10 ft-lb. Effect of this impact on the material stiffness is also investigated with buried fiber-optic Bragg sensors. The strain response of such optical sensors is also measured for cylindrical carbon-epoxy composite structures. The sensors are buried within the walls of the cylinder as well as surface bonded in both the axial as well as hoop directions. The response of these fiber-optic sensors is investigated by pressurizing the cylinder up to its burst pressure of around 1500 psi. This is done at both room temperature as well as cryogenic temperatures. The recorded response is compared with that from a conventional strain gauge.

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Joseph Grant, Raj K. Kaul, Scott L. Taylor, George Myer, Kurt V. Jackson, and Anup Sharma "Investigation of carbon-polymer structures with embedded fiber optic Bragg gratings", Proc. SPIE 5206, Photorefractive Fiber and Crystal Devices: Materials, Optical Properties, and Applications IX, (21 October 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505925

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