Quantitative Strain and Stress Determination from Holographic Interferograms.

Abstract

The basic problems of quantitative determination of mechanical strain through holographic interferometry are discussed. A solution based on the calculation of local derivatives of the holographically recorded surface displacements is described. This method uses essentially heterodyne holographic interferometry for the quantitative determination of the surface displacement from the fringe pattern in the image plane. With this technique the interference phase can be measured with an accuracy and reproducibility of + or - 0.3 deg at any point in the fringe pattern, corresponding to an interpolation of better than .001 of one fringe. Numerical examples are given for the sensitivity and accuracy of surface strain measurements and the determination of bending and torsion. Experimental results for bending and torsion of arbitrarily curved and twisted space beams, such as turbine blades, are reported. Accuracy and agreement with theory are within a few percent. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA048640

Entities

People

  • B. Eliasson
  • B. Ineichen
  • J. Mastner
  • R. Dandliker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Displacement
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Geometry
  • Holograms
  • Holography
  • Interferometry
  • Measurement
  • Modulators
  • Phase Measurement
  • Turbine Blades

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.

Technology Areas

  • Space