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Monitoring of structural stiffness degradation and impact damage detection by carbon fiber sensors
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Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Submission date: 2024-12-15
Final revision date: 2025-07-03
Acceptance date: 2025-07-14
Online publication date: 2025-07-22
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Nikola Schmidová
Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 4, 16000, Prague 6, Czech Republic
Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 4, 16000, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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This paper presents findings on the sensing capabilities of carbon fiber sensors (CFSs) for detecting impact damage in composite structures. New insights are provided into the correlation between stiffness degradation after impact and the measured response of integrated CFSs, placing both recent and previous data in a broader context. The results demonstrate the potential of CFSs for predicting structural stiffness loss and enabling effective impact damage monitoring. An experimental program focused on structural health monitoring (SHM) was carried out using CFSs embedded within flat specimens made of glass-fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The influence of cyclic loading on sensor response was investigated both before and after impact damage initiation during bending tests.
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