Fiscal Year	2009
Division	Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s)	Pollack, Randall Kwon, Young W.
Sponsor	Air Force Office of Scientific Research (Air Force)
Summary	The primary objective of the proposed study is to qualify the capability of using electrical conductivity of percolated carbon nanotube networks to detect damage at interfaces in composite structures. To quantify the potential of such an approach to "hot-spot" monitoring, the proposed study will include a parameter-based experimental investigation of carbon nanotube networks to detect and monitor damage. Variables to be considered include carbon nanotube type, size, and volume percentage.
Keywords	Damage Detection Composite Interface Carbon Nanotubes
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