In-Situ Strain Monitoring in Deltoid of Composite T-joints using Optical Fiber

In-Situ Strain Monitoring in Deltoid of Composite T-joints using Optical Fiber

Shinsaku Hisada, Shu Minakuchi, Nobuo Takeda

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Abstract. Composite T-joints have a critical problem that cracks occur in the deltoid during curing because of the cure stress and thermal stress. There are few studies on the behavior of T-joints during curing, and what is actually occurring in the deltoid is not well understood. In the present study, optical fiber was embedded in the deltoid using a new technique to clarify the internal state of the deltoid during curing. The embedded optical fiber successfully measured the process-induced strain distribution in the deltoid. Based on the experimental results and finite element analysis, a failure index for a process-induced failure of deltoid was discussed. An energy-based failure index could precisely predict the process-induced failure.

Keywords
Optical Fiber, T-joint, Deltoid, Process Monitoring

Published online 2/20/2021, 9 pages
Copyright © 2021 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Shinsaku Hisada, Shu Minakuchi, Nobuo Takeda, In-Situ Strain Monitoring in Deltoid of Composite T-joints using Optical Fiber, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 18, pp 161-169, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644901311-19

The article was published as article 19 of the book Structural Health Monitoring

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