Tape

摘要

A tape that can be used to detect cracks in a structure to which it is attached is disclosed herein. The tape includes a plurality of structural fibers. The tape also includes an electrically-insulating binder at least partially encapsulating the plurality of structural fibers. The tape also includes quantities of electrically conductive particles, each quantity of electrically conductive particles connected with one of the plurality of structural fibers.

主权项

1. A tape comprising:
a plurality of single layer structural fibers; an electrically-insulating binder at least partially encapsulating said plurality of single layer structural fibers; quantities of electrically conductive particles, each quantity of electrically conductive particles affixed to at least one of said plurality of single layer structural fibers; wherein the plurality of single layer structural fibers along with the electrically-insulating binder and quantities of electrically conductive particles form a single layer tape, and the fibers located in the single layer tape are only the plurality of single layer structural fibers; and wherein a portion of at least one of said quantities of electrical conductive particles is embedded in at least one of said plurality of single layer structural fibers.