Experimental Stress Analysis for Materials and Structures

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This book summarizes the main methods of experimental stress analysis and examines their application to various states of stress of major technical interest, highlighting aspects not always covered in the classic literature. It is explained how experimental stress analysis assists in the verification and completion of analytical and numerical models, the development of phenomenological theories, the measurement and control of system parameters under operating conditions, and identification of causes of failure or malfunction. Cases addressed include measurement of the state of stress in models, measurement of actual loads on structures, verification of stress states in circumstances of complex numerical modeling, assessment of stress-related material damage, and reliability analysis of artifacts (e.g. prostheses) that interact with biological systems. The book will serve graduate students and professionals as a valuable tool for finding solutions when analytical solutions do not exist.

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

Front Matter

A Brief Review of the Experimental Methods Utilized in the Book

Front Matter

Introduction to Inverse Problems

• Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini

Introduction to the Application of Strain Gages

• Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini

Introduction to Photoelasticity

• Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini

Introduction to Holographic Interferometry

• Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini

Overview of Digital Image Correlation

• Luca Cristofolini

Developing Phenomenological Theories and Problem Solving

Front Matter

Static Stress Models

• Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini

Local Stress Models for Variable Loads

• Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini

Local Strain Models for Variable Loads

• Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini

Elementary Models for Stress Singularities

• Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini

Stress Models in Biomechanics

• Luca Cristofolini

Reliability Models Based on Experiments

• Giorgio Olmi

Back Matter

Authors and Affiliations

Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

About the authors

Alessandro Freddi was Full Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy for more than 30 years, and he is an Honorary Professor at the Technical University of Wrocław, Poland. His research has focused mainly on the design of experiments regarding stress analysis, low cycle fatigue in large machinery, systematic design of mechanical systems, and design of laboratory apparatus for fracture analysis. He is a past president of the Italian Society for Stress Analysis.

Luca Cristofolini has been Full Professor of Biomechanics at University of Bologna since 2012. His research field covers experimental stress analysis and in vitro biomechanical simulations, with a focus on orthopaedic biomechanics. He has continuing research collaboration with Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli and several overseas research institutions and has played a role in 26 national and 10 international research projects. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Biomechanics.

Bibliographic Information

• Book Title : Experimental Stress Analysis for Materials and Structures
• Book Subtitle : Stress Analysis Models for Developing Design Methodologies
• Authors : Alessandro Freddi, Giorgio Olmi, Luca Cristofolini
• Series Title : Springer Series in Solid and Structural Mechanics
• DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06086-6
• Publisher : Springer Cham
• eBook Packages : Engineering , Engineering (R0)
• Copyright Information : Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
• Hardcover ISBN : 978-3-319-06085-9 Published: 31 March 2015
• Softcover ISBN : 978-3-319-38049-0 Published: 09 October 2016
• eBook ISBN : 978-3-319-06086-6 Published: 19 March 2015
• Series ISSN : 2195-3511
• Series E-ISSN : 2195-352X
• Edition Number : 1
• Number of Pages : XXII, 498
• Number of Illustrations : 326 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
• Topics : Solid Mechanics , Characterization and Evaluation of Materials , Machinery and Machine Elements , Measurement Science and Instrumentation , Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering