Birefringent Coating Technique, Photoelastic Stress Analysis

Abstract

This report describes the birefringent coating technique of photoelastic evaluation of surface stress. Included are test equipment and instrumentation, calibration tests, static and dynamic loading, and photographic requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 1980
Accession Number
ADA088657

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Cameras
  • Elastic Properties
  • Instrumentation
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Motion Picture Cameras
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographs
  • Static Tests
  • Stress Analysis
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Testing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.