Experimental Demonstration of In-Situ Damage Detection in Fiber Reinforced Composites

Quasi-Static Loading Test on Di-AC embedded 3-Ply CFRP

– Strain rate: 0.0032 mm/sec
– Epoxy Resin: Hardener (100:27)
– 5 wt% Dimeric Anthracene (Di-AC, mechanophore)
– Dimension: 55mm(L) x 20mm(W) x 0.9mm (T)
– Field of View: 22mm x 22mm
– Notch of length ≈1mm at the left edge of the specimen

• Intensity of fluorescence increases as strain increases
• Intensity is a magnitude lower compared to GFRP composite; however, observable increase in intensity with loading is very promising