Application of embedded fibre Bragg grating sensors for structural health monitoring of complex composite structures for marine applications |
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| Institution: | 1. DLR, Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems, Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig, Germany;2. TU-Braunschweig, Institute of Adaptronics and Function Integration, Langer Kamp 6, 38110 Braunschweig, Germany;1. Mechanics of Intelligent Structures Department, Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, 14 Fiszera Street, 80-231 Gdansk, Poland;2. Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery, Warsaw University of Technology, 84 Narbutta Street, 02-524 Warsaw, Poland;1. School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410075, Hunan, China;2. National Engineering Laboratory for High-speed Railway Construction, Changsha, China;3. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;4. Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;1. Polymer Composites Group, Division of Materials, Mechanics and Structures, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK;2. Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia;3. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;1. The Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdansk, Poland;2. Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery, Narbutta 84, 02-524 Warsaw, Poland;3. Gdynia Maritime University, Faculty of Navigation, Al. Jana Pawla II 3, 81-345 Gdynia, Poland |
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| Abstract: | Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) materials are recently widely applied in the marine industry. The high popularity of composites and safety requirements results in the development of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems. One of the sensors types that can be permanently integrated with a composite structure and used as a part of SHM system are fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. Among FBG sensors advantages small size, high corrosion resistance, and absence of electric current are especially important in monitoring of composite marine structures.The paper presents an application of embedded FBG sensors arrays for evaluation of complex composite structure — a fast patrol boat. The experimental investigations contain spectra analyses for thin laminate sample (skin), a composite sandwich panel and fast patrol boat hull (sandwich structure). The quality of sensors spectra (before/after embedding and loading) was determined using the Pearson correlation coefficient. The relationship between strain and temperature in exploitation range was determined for laminate and sandwich structures. A linear relationship was achieved for both elements. The relationship for the sandwich panel was then applied during strain analyses of the boat composite hull. The utility of designed FBG sensors array for the panel was also verified by sensors responses on impact excitation in chosen points on the structure. The achieved results were then used during designing FBG sensors array embedded into the hull. FBG sensors spectra deformations due to fast patrol boat hull manufacturing process and exploitation as well as strain curves determined for the boat during tests at dry dock and at sea trials are analysed. |
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| Keywords: | Composite structure Structural health monitoring Fibre Bragg grating sensors Embedded sensors Boat |
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