A Microstructure Testing and Analysis Laboratory

Abstract

The "Microstructure Testing and Analysis Laboratory" is a new facility for the mechanical testing of small specimens, soft material, and small structures. Tne main components of the laboratory are a low force electrodynamically actuated test frame for axial/torsion and combined loading, a digital image correlation system for the measurement of displacement fields, and a stereovision system for investigations of fracture surface The facilities have been used successfully in research projects on carbon-carbon composites, and in investigations of porous polymeric materials, as well as for projects in a graduate course on "Micromechanics of Materials." In all experiments performed so far the experimental facilities have performed satisfactory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 2002
Accession Number
ADA406541

Entities

People

  • Thomas Siegmund

Organizations

  • Purdue University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Carbon Carbon Composites
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Science
  • Digital Images
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Micromechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Reinforced Composite Materials