SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1997
STP11897S

A Review of Strain Measurement Techniques Using the Grid Method

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The grid method is the oldest and simplest method for strain measurement. It is an experimental technique in which a grid is applied to the surface of a specimen. A grid is defined as one or more lines, dots or other shapes assembled in regular or irregular patterns. A comparison of the deformed grid on the specimen, undergoing a general state of loading, to that of a reference state yields the state of deformation. The emphasis in this paper is on reviewing experimental techniques emphasizing optical, non-contact, non-interfering and automated means of making deformation measurements using the grid method. Thus, the objectives of this paper are: to briefly review the basic principles and applications of the grid method in transparent and opaque solids, to describe the state-of-the-art, and, to point in the direction of its future evolution.

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Cárdenas-García, JF
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Wu, MM
Bechtel Corporation, Houston, TX
Hashemi, J
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 138–155
DOI: 10.1520/STP11897S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5371-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-2403-5