The investigation of interfaces of multiaxis fiber reinforced composites by fiber bragg grating sensors

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Advanced Composites, due to their high strength to weight ratio, replaced conventional materials in many applications. The role of structural health monitoring (SHM) in development of advanced composites is proved by many in industry and academia. In this thesis work, vacuum infusion and resin transfer molding (RTM) were developed for advanced composite production. Within the context of advanced composite development project, a fully functioning mechanical test laboratory is built in Yonca-Onuk JV shipyard and also fundamental composite configurations were subjected to mechanical tests. In the last stage, interply hybrid composite configurations that can be used for advanced composites were tested with embedded fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors.