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Advances in Optical Technologies
Volume 2012, Article ID 720813, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/720813
Research Article

Monitoring Composites under Bending Tests with Infrared Thermography

Carosena Meola,1 Giovanni Maria Carlomagno,2 Carmela Bonavolontà,3 and Massimo Valentino3

1Department of Aerospace Engineering (DIAS), University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
2Department of Aerospace Engineering (DIAS), University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
3CNR-SPIN, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy

Received 2 August 2012; Accepted 2 October 2012

Academic Editor: Antoni Rogalski

Copyright © 2012 Carosena Meola et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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