Fiber Optic Smart Structures is the ultimate resource for engineers, architects, researchers, and anyone with an interest in this promising new technology. Thirty-three of the world's leading professionalsmany of them pioneers in the field-bring you comprehensive coverage of every important aspect of fiber optic smart structure technology, including its history and evolution, background technologies, structural and assembly issues, sensing devices, and numerous applications.
Topics of particular interest include:
- An introduction to advanced composite materials associated with fiber optic smart structures
- Structural integrity of materials containing embedded optical fibers
- Methods of fiber optic ingress and egress for smart structures
- Detailed descriptions of the most useful and promising fiber opticsensors, including those based on the Fabry-Perot interferometer and Bragg grating
- Extended discussions of applications, including the use of fiber optic smart structures in high-temperature environments, quality control procedures, aircraft and space vehicles, earthquake-resistant buildings, and bridges that perform self-diagnostics
- And much more
Chapter 1. The Evolution of Fiber Optic Smart Structures
Chapter 2. Fiber Optic Smart Structure Technology
Chapter 3. Introduction to Advanced Composite Materials
Chapter 4. Optical Fiber/Composite Interraction Mechanics
Chapter 5. Integrity of Composite Structures with Embedded Optical Fibers
Chapter 6. Methods of Fiber Optic Ingress/Egress for Smart Structures
Chapter 7. Fiber Optic Sensor Overview
Chapter 8. Fiber Optic Strain Sensing
Chapter 9. Sensors for Smart Structures Based on the Fabry-Perot Interferometer
Chapter 10. Optical Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors: A Candidater for Smart Structure Applications
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