Experimental Mechanics Applied to the Accelerated Characterization of Polymer Based Composite Materials
Composite materials have been used as structural materials almost since the beginning of recorded civilization. Examples from the mud bricks with straw used by the early Inca and Egyptian societies to the concrete and plywood used by modern societies are
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NEW PHYSICAL TRENDS IN EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS
EDITED BY J.T. PINDERA
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Springer-Verlag Wien GmbH
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© 1981 by Springer-Verlag Wien Originally published by CISM, Udine in 1981.
ISBN 978-3-211-81630-1 ISBN 978-3-7091-4344-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-4344-5
PREFACE
This book is a collection of lectures for the course on Selected Advanced Topics in Experimental Mechanics, given during the Bernoulli Session of the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences Udine, September 25 - October 4, 1978. The purpose of the course was to present, illustrate and discuss some current major trends in Experimental Mechanics, from both practical and theoretical points of view. The developing trends in Experimental Mechanics can be characterized as trends leading not only to technological improvement of experimental methods and development of new methods within existing theoretical framework, but also as trends leading to essential conceptual changes. Obviously, such changes are needed. Some traditional fields of Experimental Mechanics are presently in the process of substantial transformation, while others are emerging following requirements of new, very sophisticated technology being developed by the space and nuclear industries. This process is strongly influenced by the trends and development in such related fields as analytical mechanics, numerical mechanics, theory and technique of measurements and of collecting and processing of information - carrying signals, materials science, applied physics, new design concepts, fracture mechanics, design of new engineering materials, and - particularly - theory and technique of experimental determination of dynamic responses of structures and materials. In fact, one can use the term "physicalization of mechanics" to denote this development. As the precision of modem measurement instruments can be very high, the predominant concern of contemporary Experimental Mechanics is the reliability of the theoretical bases of experiments and of evaluation of final results of experiments with regard to actual responses of engineering materials, components, and systems. Related major problem is the need to develop new methods and techniques suitable for determination of characteristic responses to loads of new engineering materials and new engineering systems often working in hostile environments. In this work, emphasis is put on increasing the relevance, reliability and accuracy of results of engineering experimental and - by cross-pollination - analytical research, by devel9pment of more comprehensive and relevant conceptual physical and mathematical models of basic underlying processes and measurement techniqlles.
jerzy T. Pindera May, 1981
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Experimental Mechanics Applied
