Digital photoelasticity – A comprehensive review
10 Jun 2011-Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design (SAGE Publications)-Vol. 46, Iss: 4, pp 245-266
TL;DR: This review thematically classifies all the developments in digital photoelasticity and highlights the relative merits and drawbacks of the various techniques to allow an end-user to make an informed choice on the type of technique to be used in a particular situation.
Abstract: Digital photoelasticity has rapidly progressed in the last few years and has matured into an industry-friendly technique. This review thematically classifies all the developments in digital photoelasticity and highlights the relative merits and drawbacks of the various techniques. The overall objective is to provide enough information and guidance to allow an end-user to make an informed choice on the type of technique to be used in a particular situation.
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TL;DR: The article presents an overview of the main characteristics of RGB photoelasticity that is influence of the quarter-wave plate error, number of acquisitions, type of light source, determination of low and high fringe orders, methods for searching the retardation, scanning procedures, calibration on a material different from that under test, combined use of the RGB and phase shifting methods.
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TL;DR: A robust fringe demodulation technique applied to the analysis of tricolour isochromatic fringe patterns produced in photoelasticity using a regularized phase tracking algorithm.
Abstract: In this work we propose a robust fringe demodulation technique applied to the analysis of tricolour isochromatic fringe patterns produced in photoelasticity. The method used is a regularized phase tracking (RPT) algorithm, which takes into account the different information contained in the three bands of the colour image obtained with an RGB-CCD camera. Automatic determination of the zero-order isochromatic and the area of interest, the use of a discrete fluorescent illumination and the use of the RPT configures a robust method for automatic demodulation of isochromatic fringe patterns. The performance of the method is discussed and experimental results are presented.
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TL;DR: In this article, a method that uses three light-field isoclinic images and the associated light field unloaded model (or white) images for whole-field digital determination of the principal stress directions in photoelasticity is presented.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a bimaterial specimen with interface edge cracks subjected to heating along an edge is analyzed by refined three-fringe photoelasticity (RTFP) combined with color adaptation.
Abstract: Transient thermal stresses of a bimaterial specimen with interface edge cracks subjected to heating along an edge is analysed by refined three-fringe photoelasticity (RTFP). Whole-field, noise-free, fringe order estimation using a single colour image is made possible using RTFP combined with colour adaptation. The stress intensity factors (SIFs) of the interface crack are determined through a multiparameter overdeterministic system of equations by a least-squares approach using experimental data collected automatically. The transient SIFs are found to peak to a higher value than in steady state, and the opening mode is found to be dominant. An increase in thermal load causes the crack to propagate, and this is easily visualized on the basis of quantitative fringe order data available for the whole field. The SIFs of a propagating crack are found to be low. The study shows that the crack propagates easily when the opening mode is dominant.
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TL;DR: Amultiple LED camera based on the Cranz Schardin format is presented, showing low cost, simplicity in the experimental setup, and rapid repeatability are the advantages of the camera.
Abstract: Dynamic photoelasticity involves the high-speed recording of rapidly moving fringe patterns in synchronization with loading. Cranz Schardin cameras are routinely utilized in the recording of dynamic photoelastic patterns. There are no moving components in these cameras, making the setup simple and attractive. A multiple LED camera based on the Cranz Schardin format is presented. High-speed instant polaroid film is used for recording the photoelastic fringes. Low cost, simplicity in the experimental setup, and rapid repeatability are the advantages of the camera.
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