Application of Optical Strain Measurement System in Experiment Teaching for Postgraduates.

Optical strain measurement system based on three-dimension digital image correlation (3D-DIC) has been employed for postgraduate experiment teaching in the advanced experiment mechanics, and several research-oriented experiments have been designed and developed. This paper presents a typical experiment. The tensile elastic modulus of aluminum cylindrical specimens with through-hole was measured and the hole-edge strain concentration was observed directly. Furthermore, the elastic modulus of aluminum specimens performed by the proposed 3D-DIC system was carefully compared with this obtained by strain gage. The agreement between the two measurements was good. The experimental results demonstrated that the optical technique used for the measurement of elastic modulus of various material specimens was simple yet effective, hence, the high accuracy of 3D-DIC system was verified. More importantly, the optical technique provided a new study routine for the strain and displacement measurement of the specimens that cannot be measured by conventional contact methods. This high-accuracy 3D-DIC system can accomplish the three-dimension displacement and strain field contactlessly and visually. It was used in postgraduate experiment teaching. The result showed that the experiment can further enhance the capacity for scientific research and innovation and broaden the horizon of the students. And it makes postgraduates deeply understand and master the knowledge of mechanics and advanced measurement methods in the field of mechanics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]