Delamination detection in CFRP laminates with embedded small-diameter fiber Bragg grating sensors

Newly developed small-diameter fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors were applied for the detection of the delamination in carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) cross-ply laminates. Since the diameter of the FBG sensor was very small, the sensor was easily embedded into the 0° ply along the reinforcing carbon fibers. The reflection spectra from the FBG sensor were measured at various delamination lengths through four-point bending test. The form of the spectrum changed sensitively, as the delamination length increased. Moreover, the spectrum was calculated theoretically for confirmation of the measured spectrum. The calculated result reproduced the change in the measured spectrum very well. Then, we proposed the intensity ratio in the spectrum as an effective indicator for the prediction of the delamination length. This indicator has a potential to be applied to other laminate configurations.

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