ID 1037

On Fabrication and Mechanical Performance of

Smart Composites Incorporating Fiber Optic Sensors

Alexander L. Kalamkarov

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University

P.O. Box 1000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 2X4, Canada

Keywords: CFRP/GFRP smart tendons, pultrusion, fiber optic sensors,

reliability study, fatigue behaviour, creep behaviour, alkaline environments