| Abstract Scope |
The digital image correlation technique has become a valuable tool for measuring deformation and damage in materials characterization. Details of the use of DIC in non-traditional ways to measure deformation and damage will presented for various types of material and loading conditions including strain rate effects, localization events and very large scale deformation. Examples for using DIC techniques for measuring delamination strength, shear strain and fracture toughness and other applications will be detailed. Some of the specific non-traditional techniques include large strain measurements (near 90% strain), subsurface delamination, crack boundary determination. It is hoped that this presentation can inspire novel approaches in the use of DIC as well as eliciting conversation on or for other non-traditional applications. |