Holographic Interferometry of CFRP Honeycomb Panels.

Abstract

The report describes an investigation into the use of holographic interferometry for the location of areas of faulty bonding in honeycomb sandwich panels with carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic skins. It was found that such faults could be reliable detected by a live fringe technique; characteristic ring patterns corresponding to faults were readily produced by small temperature changes, and were quite distinct from fringes caused by whole-body movement. Current work indicates that the method could be applied to actual structures, although faults are more difficult to identify against complicated background patterns.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783696

Entities

People

  • Monica J. Marchant

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Climate Change
  • Fibers
  • Honeycomb Structures
  • Interferometry
  • Materials
  • Sandwich Panels
  • Structural Components

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.