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Experimental Assessment of a Modal-Based Multi-Parameter Method for Locating Damage in Composite Laminates

- Provides a new damage location technique for composite laminate panels used in the fuselage of modern aircraft.

- Demonstrates that damage severity in composite laminates can be assessed from the weighed changes in both the natural frequencies and the modal damping factors.

- Inspired the development of Modal Identification software – BETAlab – currently used both in the Technical University of Lisbon and University of Hertfordshire.

- Research carried out in collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Brussel

- Financially supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and the European Social Fund under the III Community Support Framework