Author : R.L. Hannah
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 49,74 MB
Release : 1992-06-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780412537202
This highly detailed handbook is a resource for those entering the field of stress analysis and instrumentation. The authors were brought together to provide their expert experience and have presented many practical solutions.
Author : R.B. Hetnarski
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 1996-05-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080542816
This is the fourth volume of the handbook Thermal Stresses. Following the principles established when the first volume was published in 1986, the fourth volume consists of six separate chapters prepared by specialists in the field. Each chapter is devoted to a different topic in the area of Thermal Stresses. Many results have been published for the first time in Thermal Stresses IV. The exposition of the material is on the state-of-the art level, which should be appropriate for graduate students, researchers, and engineers specializing in the field of stress analysis. In most cases the material is presented with some historical perspective.A large number of references provided will allow the readers to augment their knowledge, after studying a particular chapter.
Author : Myer Kutz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 1118647246
A multidisciplinary reference of engineering measurement tools, techniques, and applications "When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have scarcely in your thoughts advanced to the stage of science." — Lord Kelvin Measurement is at the heart of any engineering and scientific discipline and job function. Whether engineers and scientists are attempting to state requirements quantitatively and demonstrate compliance; to track progress and predict results; or to analyze costs and benefits, they must use the right tools and techniques to produce meaningful data. The Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering is the most comprehensive, up-to-date reference set on engineering and scientific measurements—beyond anything on the market today. Encyclopedic in scope, Volume 3 covers measurements in physics, electrical engineering and chemistry: Laser Measurement Techniques Magnetic Force Images using Capacitive Coupling Effect Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Measurement of Light and Color The Detection and Measurement of Ionizing Radiation Measuring Time and Comparing Clocks Laboratory-Based Gravity Measurement Cryogenic Measurements Temperature-Dependent Fluorescence Measurements Voltage and Current Transducers for Power Systems Electric Power and Energy Measurement Chemometrics for the Engineering and Measurement Sciences Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy Measurements of Nitrotyrosine-Containing Proteins Fluorescence Spectroscopy X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy Nanomaterials Properties Chemical Sensing Vital for engineers, scientists, and technical managers in industry and government, Handbook of Measurement in Science and Engineering will also prove ideal for academics and researchers at universities and laboratories.
Author : Stefan Keil
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 43,63 MB
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 343303138X
Das vorliegende Buch ist ein umfassendes grundlegendes Kompendium über Dehnungsmessstreifen (DMS) und ihre Anwendung in der Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik sowie in allen Bereichen des Ingenieurwesens. Es deckt sowohl die theoretischen als auch die praktischen Aspekte der Spannungsanalyse mithilfe von Dehnungsmessstreifen ab. Ein historischer Rückblick auf die Erfindung und Entwicklung von DMS fasst das "Wer, Wann und Wie" zusammen. Die umfassende Bibliographie führt zu zusätzlichen Hintergrundinformationen. Besonderes Augenmerk gilt der Spannungsanalyse zur Bestimmung der mechanischen Eigenschaften, der Tragfähigkeit und der Gebrauchstauglichkeit von Bauteilen sowie zur Planung von Monitoring und Inspektionen. Die richtige Planung und Auswertung von Messungen und die Algorithmen zur Ermittlung von Spannungen werden aufgezeigt und die Interpretation von Ergebnissen erläutert. Dabei schöpft der Autor für die praxisorientierten Beschreibungen der Messprinzipien, der Messanordnungen und der Versuchsreihen aus seinem reichen Erfahrungsschatz. Das Buch enthält eine Anzahl realer Anwendungsbeispiele mit detaillierten Anleitungen, die als Vorbilder für die Lösung ähnlicher Aufgaben betrachtet werden können. Kommentare helfen, typische Fehler und Fehlversuche zu vermeiden. Das Buch ist ein unverzichtbares Nachschlagewerk für Fachleute, die Bauteile analysieren und Messungen planen müssen, die zu zuverlässigen Ergebnissen führen. Das Buch ist lehrreich für Praktiker, die zuverlässige Messkreise installieren und die Ergebnisse beurteilen müssen. Das Buch empfiehlt sich auch für Anfänger, um sich mit den Problemen vertraut zu machen und die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Dehnungsmesstechnik kennen zu lernen.
Author : Emmanuel E. Gdoutos
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,75 MB
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030894665
The book presents in a clear, simple, straightforward, novel and unified manner the most used methods of experimental mechanics of solids for the determination of displacements, strains and stresses. Emphasis is given on the principles of operation of the various methods, not in their applications to engineering problems. The book is divided into sixteen chapters which include strain gages, basic optics, geometric and interferometric moiré, optical methods (photoelasticity, interferometry, holography, caustics, speckle methods, digital image correlation), thermoelastic stress analysis, indentation, optical fibers, nondestructive testing, and residual stresses. The book will be used not only as a learning tool, but as a basis on which the researcher, the engineer, the experimentalist, the student can develop their new own ideas to promote research in experimental mechanics of solids.
Author : Dan Mihai Stefanescu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642182968
Part I introduces the basic "Principles and Methods of Force Measurement" according to a classification into a dozen of force transducers types: resistive, inductive, capacitive, piezoelectric, electromagnetic, electrodynamic, magnetoelastic, galvanomagnetic (Hall-effect), vibrating wires, (micro)resonators, acoustic and gyroscopic. Two special chapters refer to force balance techniques and to combined methods in force measurement. Part II discusses the "(Strain Gauge) Force Transducers Components", evolving from the classical force transducer to the digital / intelligent one, with the incorporation of three subsystems (sensors, electromechanics and informatics). The elastic element (EE) is the "heart" of the force transducer and basically determines its performance. A 12-type elastic element classification is proposed (stretched / compressed column or tube, bending beam, bending and/or torsion shaft, middle bent bar with fixed ends, shear beam, bending ring, yoke or frame, diaphragm, axial-stressed torus, axisymmetrical and voluminous EE), with emphasis on the optimum location of the strain gauges. The main properties of the associated Wheatstone bridge, best suited for the parametrical transducers, are examined, together with the appropriate electronic circuits for SGFTs. The handbook fills a gap in the field of Force Measurement, both experts and newcomers, no matter of their particular interest, finding a lot of useful and valuable subjects in the area of Force Transducers; in fact, it is the first specialized monograph in this inter- and multidisciplinary field.
Author : Cesar A. Sciammarella
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 21,89 MB
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 1119970091
Experimental solid mechanics is the study of materials to determine their physical properties. This study might include performing a stress analysis or measuring the extent of displacement, shape, strain and stress which a material suffers under controlled conditions. In the last few years there have been remarkable developments in experimental techniques that measure shape, displacement and strains and these sorts of experiments are increasingly conducted using computational techniques. Experimental Mechanics of Solids is a comprehensive introduction to the topics, technologies and methods of experimental mechanics of solids. It begins by establishing the fundamentals of continuum mechanics, explaining key areas such as the equations used, stresses and strains, and two and three dimensional problems. Having laid down the foundations of the topic, the book then moves on to look at specific techniques and technologies with emphasis on the most recent developments such as optics and image processing. Most of the current computational methods, as well as practical ones, are included to ensure that the book provides information essential to the reader in practical or research applications. Key features: Presents widely used and accepted methodologies that are based on research and development work of the lead author Systematically works through the topics and theories of experimental mechanics including detailed treatments of the Moire, Speckle and holographic optical methods Includes illustrations and diagrams to illuminate the topic clearly for the reader Provides a comprehensive introduction to the topic, and also acts as a quick reference guide This comprehensive book forms an invaluable resource for graduate students and is also a point of reference for researchers and practitioners in structural and materials engineering.
Author : Helena Jin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 24,34 MB
Release : 2013-08-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3319007688
Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the third volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of optical methods ranging from traditional photoelasticity and interferometry to more recent DIC and DVC techniques, and includes papers in the following general technical research areas: Optical metrology and displacement measurements at different scales Digital holography and experimental mechanics Optical measurement systems using polarized light Surface topology Digital image correlation Optical methods for MEMS and NEMS Three-dimensional imaging and volumetric correlation Imaging methods for thermomechanics applications 3D volumetric flow measurement Applied photoelasticity Optical residual stress measurement techniques Advances in imaging technologies
Author : Klaus Hufnagel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2022-04-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030977668
This Handbook helps to design and build any kind of force measurement equipment for the use in a wind tunnel. It is of interest to those who want to build multi-component force measurement sensors for other applications as well. The book describes the basic relations for the design and presents handbook formulas that can be used to perform a primary determination of main dimensions of a specified multi-component force sensor. This Handbook describes material and manufacturing particularities, instrumentation techniques and methods for the compensation of environmental influences. It also discusses calibration problems of multi-component force sensors and methods for the evaluation of the data.
Author : George E. Totten
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1208 pages
File Size : 18,72 MB
Release : 1997-02-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780824797508
This comprehensive resource provides practical, modern approaches to steel heat treatment topics such as sources of residual stress and distortion, hardenability prediction, modeling, effects of steel alloy chemistry on heat treatment, quenching, carburizing, nitriding, vacuum heat treatment, metallography, and process equipment. Containing recent data and developments from international experts, the Steel Treatment Handbook discusses the principles of heat treatment; quenchants, quenching systems, and quenching technology; strain gauge procedures, X-ray diffraction, and other residual stress measurement methods; carburizing and carbonitriding; powder mettalurgy technology; metallography and physical property determination; ecological regulations and safety standards; and more. Well illustrated with nearly 1000 tables, equations, figures, and photographs, the Steel Heat Treatment Handbook is an excellent reference for materials, manufacturing, heat treatment, maintenance, mechanical, industrial, process and quality control, design, and research engineers; department or corporate metallurgists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
