Abstract
Fragmenting hybrid laminates create a pseudo-ductile response and a striped pattern of fractures and delaminations which can be used as a simple visual strain overload sensor. The mechanism is explained and it is shown how it may be used to detect if a specified strain threshold or a range of different strains have been exceeded. The novel hybrid composite sensor may be used as an indicator patch cocured with composite components or retrofitted/bonded onto the surface of composite or metal components, or be incorporated as an integral load-carrying surface layer with sensing functionality.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 2016 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Thirty-First Technical Conference on Composite Materials |
| Publisher | American Society for Composites |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781605953168 |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Sept 2016 |